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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to removal of deceased voters from voter rolls; creating a |
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criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.031, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) A registrar commits an offense if the registrar fails to |
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comply with Subsection (a)(2) or (b). |
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(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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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, 2017. |