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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to persons excused 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 Texas Government Code, is amended |
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by adding subsection (b)(2) 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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(23) the secretary of state; and |
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(34) the county or district attorney, as applicable, |
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for an investigation of whether the person committed an offense |
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under Section 13.007, Election Code, Section 64.012, Election Code |
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or other law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.031 (a), Texas Election Code, is |
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amended read as follows: |
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(a) The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration |
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immediately on receipt of: |
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(1) notice under Section 13.072(b) or 15.021 or a |
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response under Section 15.053 that the voter's residence is outside |
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the county; |
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(2) an abstract of the voter's death certificate under |
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Section 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that |
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the voter is deceased under Section 16.001(b); |
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(3) an abstract of a final judgment of the voter's |
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total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the |
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right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under |
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Section 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004; |
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(4) notice under Section 112.012 that the voter has |
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applied for a limited ballot in another county; |
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(5) notice from a voter registration official in |
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another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this |
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state; |
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(6) notice from the early voting clerk under Section |
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101.0041 that a federal postcard application submitted by an |
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applicant states a voting residence address located outside the |
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registrar's county; or
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(7) notice from the secretary of state that the voter |
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has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the |
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voter's driver's license number or personal identification card |
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number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security |
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number, or. |
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(8) notice from any governmental agency that a voter |
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has acknowledged that the voter is not citizen of the United States. |
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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 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. |