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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the residence address of a person for purposes of |
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registration under the Election Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 1.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.016. RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN REGISTERED VOTERS. |
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(a) For purposes of registration under this code, a person's |
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residence is established at the first residence address in the |
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following list that is applicable to the person: |
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(1) the address stated on a driver's license issued to |
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the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired |
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or, if the person has notified the department of a change of address |
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under Section 521.054, Transportation Code, the new address |
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contained in the notification; |
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(2) the address stated on a personal identification |
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card issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that |
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has not expired or, if the person has notified the department of a |
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change of address under Section 521.054, Transportation Code, the |
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new address contained in the notification; |
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(3) the address stated on a license to carry a |
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concealed handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public |
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Safety that has not expired or, if the person has notified the |
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department of a change of address under Section 411.181, Government |
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Code, the new address contained in the notification; |
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(4) an address corresponding to a residence at which |
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the person receives mail; |
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(5) the address the person claims as a homestead in |
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this state; or |
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(6) the registration address of a vehicle the person |
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owns. |
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(b) A person whose residence in this state has no address |
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may establish residence under this section by executing an |
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affidavit stating that the person's residence in this state has no |
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address and filing the affidavit with the secretary of state. |
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(c) The address described by Subsection (a)(4) may not be a |
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commercial post office box or similar location that does not |
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correspond to a residence. |
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(d) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a person who is a member of the armed forces of the |
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United States or the spouse or a dependent of a member; or |
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(2) a person enrolled as a full-time student at an |
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institution of higher education. |
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(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |