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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 86.0015(b) and (b-2), Election Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An application described by Subsection (a) is |
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considered to be an application for a ballot for each election, |
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including any ensuing runoff: |
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(1) in which the applicant is eligible to vote; and |
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(2) that occurs before the earlier of: |
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(A) except as provided by Subsection (b-2), |
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January 1 of the first odd-numbered year after [end of] the calendar |
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year in which the application was submitted; |
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(B) the date the county clerk receives notice |
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from the voter registrar under Subsection (f) that the voter has |
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changed residence to another county; or |
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(C) the date the voter's registration is |
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canceled. |
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(b-2) An application is considered to be submitted in the |
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following calendar year for purposes of this section if: |
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(1) the applicant is eligible to vote in an election |
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occurring in January or February of the next calendar year; and |
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(2) the application is submitted in the last 60 days of |
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an even-numbered [a] calendar year but not earlier than the 60th day |
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before the date of the January or February election. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail received on or |
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after January 1, 2017. |
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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. |