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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptance of a voter at a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.001(g), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) If the requirements for identification prescribed by |
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Subsection (b) are not met or the voter's name is not on the list of |
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registered voters for the precinct, the voter may be accepted for |
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provisional voting only under Section 63.011. For a voter who is |
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not accepted for voting under this section, an election officer |
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shall: |
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(1) inform the voter of the voter's right to cast a |
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provisional ballot under Section 63.011; and |
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(2) provide the voter with written information, in a |
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form prescribed by the secretary of state, that: |
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(A) lists the requirements for identification; |
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(B) states the procedure for presenting |
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identification under Section 65.0541; |
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(C) includes a map showing the location where |
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identification must be presented; and |
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(D) includes notice that if all procedures are |
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followed and the voter is found to be eligible to vote and is voting |
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in the correct precinct, the voter's provisional ballot will be |
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accepted. |
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SECTION 2. Section 15.022(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The registrar shall make the appropriate corrections in |
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the registration records, including, if necessary, deleting a |
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voter's name from the suspense list: |
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(1) after receipt of a notice of a change in |
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registration information under Section 15.021; |
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(2) after receipt of a voter's reply to a notice of |
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investigation given under Section 16.033; |
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(3) [after receipt of any affidavits executed under
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Section 63.006, following an election;
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[(4)] after receipt of a voter's statement of |
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residence executed under Section 63.0011; |
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(4) [(5)] before the effective date of the abolishment |
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of a county election precinct or a change in its boundary; |
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(5) [(6)] after receipt of United States Postal |
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Service information indicating an address reclassification; |
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(6) [(7)] after receipt of a voter's response under |
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Section 15.053; or |
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(7) [(8)] after receipt of a registration application |
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or change of address under Chapter 20. |
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SECTION 3. Section 63.011(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A person to whom Section 63.001(g) [or 63.009] applies |
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may cast a provisional ballot if the person executes an affidavit |
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stating that the person: |
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(1) is a registered voter in the precinct in which the |
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person seeks to vote; and |
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(2) is eligible to vote in the election. |
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SECTION 4. Section 66.0241, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 66.0241. CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO. 4. Envelope no. 4 |
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must contain: |
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(1) the precinct list of registered voters; |
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(2) the registration correction list; |
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(3) any statements of residence executed under Section |
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63.0011; and |
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(4) any affidavits executed under Section [63.006 or] |
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63.011. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 63.006 and 63.009, Election Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |