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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted |
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by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 87.041(e), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) In making the determination under Subsection (b)(2), |
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the board may also compare the signatures with any two or more |
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signatures of the voter made within the preceding six years and on |
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file with the voter registrar. For signatures on file with the |
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voter registrar longer than six years, the board may [the signature
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on the voter's registration application to] confirm that the |
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signatures are those of the same person but may not use the |
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signatures [registration application signature] to determine that |
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the signatures are not those of the same person. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |