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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voter registration application forms in high schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1) and (i) and amending Subsection (h) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c-1) A high school shall always make available |
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registration application forms to students and employees of the |
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school. |
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(h) The secretary of state shall: |
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(1) consult with the Texas Education Agency regarding |
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the number of registration application forms to provide to each |
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high school; |
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(2) provide to each high school registration |
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application forms in the number determined from the consultation |
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under Subdivision (1); and |
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(3) prescribe any additional procedures necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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(i) A registration application form provided or made |
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available under this section must be in the form of the officially |
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prescribed application form for registration by mail under Section |
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13.121. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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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, 2019. |