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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic submission of an application to vote by |
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mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 84.001(d), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) An application must be submitted [by mail] to the early |
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voting clerk for the election who serves the election precinct of |
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the applicant's residence. |
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SECTION 2. Section 84.007(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as 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 submission of the application, if |
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authorized by the clerk. |
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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. |