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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to persons excused or disqualified from jury service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.113(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall |
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send a copy of the list of persons excused or disqualified because |
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of citizenship in the previous month to: |
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(1) the voter registrar of the county; |
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(2) the county election official; |
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(3) the secretary of state; and |
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(4) [(3)] the county or district attorney, as |
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applicable, for an investigation of whether the person committed an |
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offense under Section 13.007 or 64.012, Election Code, or other |
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law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.0332(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) After the registrar receives a list under Section 18.068 |
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of this code or Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused |
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or disqualified from jury service because of citizenship status or |
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receives notice from any governmental agency that a voter has |
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acknowledged that the voter is not a citizen of the United States, |
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the registrar shall deliver to each registered voter whose name |
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appears on the list or about whom notice was received a written |
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notice requiring the voter to submit to the registrar proof of |
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United States citizenship in the form of a certified copy of the |
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voter's birth certificate, United States passport, or certificate |
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of naturalization or any other form prescribed by the secretary of |
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state. The notice to the voter shall be delivered by forwardable |
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mail to the mailing address on the voter's registration application |
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and to any new address of the voter known to the registrar. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |