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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to issuance of a receipt for a voter registration |
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applicant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.009. ISSUANCE OF RECEIPT. (a) This section applies |
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only to a completed registration application that is submitted by |
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the applicant in person to a voter registrar, deputy registrar, or |
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volunteer deputy registrar or a voter registration agency |
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designated under Chapter 20. This section does not apply to a |
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completed registration application that is submitted by mail. |
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(b) On receipt of a completed registration application, the |
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person receiving the application shall prepare a receipt in |
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duplicate on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and |
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furnished by the registrar. |
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(c) The receipt must contain: |
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(1) the name of the applicant and, if applicable, the |
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name of the applicant's agent; and |
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(2) the date the completed application is submitted. |
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(d) The person receiving the application shall sign the |
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receipt in the applicant's presence and shall give the original to |
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the applicant. |
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(e) The person receiving the application shall deliver the |
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duplicate receipt to the registrar with the registration |
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application. The registrar shall retain the receipt on file with |
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the application. |
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(f) The secretary of state may prescribe a procedure that is |
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an alternative to the procedure prescribed by this section that |
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will ensure the accountability of the registration applications. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.040, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a voter registration application submitted on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |