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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the secretary of state to maintain certain |
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information regarding provisional voting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 18.069, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 18.069. VOTING HISTORY. (a) Not later than the 30th |
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day after the date of the primary, runoff primary, or general |
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election or any special election ordered by the governor, the |
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registrar shall electronically submit to the secretary of state the |
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record of each voter participating in the election. The record |
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must include a notation of whether the voter: |
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(1) voted on election day;[,] |
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(2) voted early by personal appearance;[,] |
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(3) voted early by mail under Chapter 86;[, or] |
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(4) voted early by mail under Chapter 101; or |
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(5) voted provisionally and the reason the voter cast |
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a provisional ballot. |
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(b) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |