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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to excluding a person on the suspense list from jury duty |
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and the use of the address of a person submitted by the voter |
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registrar to the secretary of state in preparing a jury wheel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 62.001(d) and (g), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The list required by Subsection (a)(1) must [(c) may] |
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exclude[, at the option of the voter registrar of each county,] the |
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names of persons on the suspense list maintained under Section |
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15.081, Election Code. |
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(g) The secretary of state shall accept the lists furnished |
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as provided by Subsections (c) through (f). The secretary of state |
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shall combine the lists, eliminate duplicate names, and send the |
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combined list to each county on or before December 31 of each year |
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or as may be required under a plan developed in accordance with |
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Section 62.011. If the lists provide different addresses for a |
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person, the combined list prepared by the secretary of state must |
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include only the address submitted by the voter registrar. The |
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district clerk or bailiff designated as the officer in charge of the |
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jury selection process for a county that has adopted a plan under |
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Section 62.011 shall give the secretary of state notice not later |
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than the 90th day before the date the list is required. The list |
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furnished the county must be in a format, electronic or printed |
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copy, as requested by the county and must be certified by the |
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secretary of state stating that the list contains the names |
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required by Subsections (c) through (f), eliminating duplications. |
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The secretary of state shall furnish the list free of charge. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |