BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2837 |
By: Dean |
Elections |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties believe that there may be instances in which the name of a deceased or otherwise ineligible individual remains on the voter roll despite the individual's ineligibility. C.S.H.B. 2837 seeks to encourage vigilance on the part of voter registrars by withholding certain payments from a voter registrar who does not cancel the registration of ineligible voters as required under certain law.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2837 amends the Election Code to prohibit the secretary of state from making certain payments to a voter registrar if, on June 1 of the year in which the payment is to be made, the registrar is not in substantial compliance with statutory provisions relating to the cancellation of a voter's registration based on certain official notice of ineligibility.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2837 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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