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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the delivery of certain voter registration |
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certificates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.144, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), not [Not] later |
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than the 30th day after the date the registrar receives the |
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application, the registrar shall deliver the original of an initial |
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certificate: |
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(1) in person to the applicant or the applicant's agent |
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appointed under Section 13.003; or |
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(2) by mail to the applicant. |
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(c) The registrar may not deliver an initial certificate |
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during the 30 days immediately preceding an election in which the |
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applicant's registration will not be effective. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a voter registration certificate for which an application is |
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received by the voter registrar on or after September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |