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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing a voter in a party primary notice of party |
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conventions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 162.004(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) If a voter is accepted to vote without presenting a |
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registration certificate, the presiding judge shall issue the voter |
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an affiliation certificate. The certificate is not required to be |
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issued to a voter in a runoff primary unless the voter requests it. |
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The affiliation certificate may be combined with the notice |
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provided under Section 172.1114. If the combined form is used, an |
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election officer is not required to comply with Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 172, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 172.1114 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 172.1114. DISTRIBUTION OF NOTICE OF CONVENTIONS. A |
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political party may prepare a letter-sized notice for distribution |
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to each voter participating in the party's primary election at the |
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time the voter is accepted for voting. The notice must contain |
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information detailing the time and place of the party's conventions |
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and may include contact information for the county and state |
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political parties and website links for information and |
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registration for party conventions. |
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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, 2015. |