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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted |
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by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 87.041, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) In making the determination under Subsection (b)(2), |
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the board may also compare the signatures with any two or more |
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signatures of the voter made within the preceding six years and on |
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file with the general custodian of election records or voter |
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registrar to determine if [confirm that] the signatures are those |
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of the same person [but may not use the signatures to determine that
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the signatures are not those of the same person]. |
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(e-1) In making the determination under Subsection (b)(2), |
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the board may also compare the signatures with any two or more |
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signatures of the voter made before the preceding six years and on |
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file with the general custodian of election records or voter |
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registrar to confirm that the signatures are those of the same |
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person but may not use the signatures to determine that the |
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signatures are not those of the same person. |
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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, 2015. |