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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the methods by which a registrar must provide notice to |
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an applicant of a rejected application for voter registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.073, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the registrar |
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shall deliver notice of the reason for the rejection of an |
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application to the applicant by: |
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(1) first class mail [written notice of the reason for
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the rejection of an application to the applicant] not later than the |
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seventh [second] day after the date of rejection; |
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(2) e-mail, if the applicant provided an e-mail |
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address on the application form, not later than the second day after |
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the date of rejection; and |
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(3) telephone conversation or voice message, if the |
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applicant provided a telephone number on the application form, not |
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later than the second day after the date of rejection. |
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(b-1) An unsuccessful attempt to deliver notice of |
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rejection to the applicant in the manner described under Subsection |
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(a)(2) or (3) is sufficient to satisfy the requirement imposed by |
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the subsection if the registrar can demonstrate that the registrar |
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made a bona fide attempt to comply with the requirement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |