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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the method for submitting an application for voting by |
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mail to the early voting clerk. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 84.007, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) An application must be submitted to the early voting |
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clerk by: |
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(1) mail; |
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(2) common or contract carrier; [or] |
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(3) telephonic facsimile machine, if a machine is |
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available in the clerk's office; or |
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(4) electronic transmission of a scanned application |
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containing an original signature. |
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(e) The early voting clerk shall designate an e-mail address |
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for receipt of an application under Subsection (b)(4). The |
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secretary of state shall include the e-mail addresses on the |
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secretary of state's website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |