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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the residency requirement to be eligible for public |
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office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) For purposes of satisfying the continuous residency |
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requirement of Subsection (a)(5), a person who claims an intent to |
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return to a residence after a temporary absence may establish that |
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intent only if the person: |
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(1) has made a reasonable and substantive attempt to |
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effectuate that intent; and |
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(2) has a legal right and the practical ability to |
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return to the residence. |
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(a-2) Subsection (a-1) does not apply to a person displaced |
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from the person's residence due to a declared local, state, or |
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national disaster. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a candidate in an |
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election held on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020. |