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AN ACT
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relating to requesting a replacement voter registration |
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certificate by telephone or electronically. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.004, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.004. REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. (a) A voter whose |
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registration certificate is lost or destroyed may obtain a |
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replacement certificate by: |
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(1) delivering a written or electronic[, signed] |
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notice of the loss or destruction to the registrar; or |
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(2) telephoning the registrar to request a |
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replacement. |
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(b) A replacement certificate requested electronically |
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under Subsection (a)(1) or by telephone under Subsection (a)(2) may |
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be sent only to the mailing address on the voter's registration |
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records. |
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(c) Subject to Subsection (b), not [Not] later than the 30th |
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day after the date the registrar receives the notice or request, the |
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registrar shall deliver to the voter a replacement certificate |
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containing: |
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(1) the registration number and other information on |
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the lost or destroyed certificate; and |
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(2) a notation that the certificate is a replacement. |
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(d) [(c)] The registrar shall retain a written or electronic |
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[the] notice submitted under Subsection (a)(1) on file with the |
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voter's registration application. If the voter requests a |
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replacement registration certificate by telephone under Subsection |
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(a)(2), the registrar shall make a written record of the request and |
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keep the record on file with the voter's registration application. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2263 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2263 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |