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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter |
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registrar. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.051(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If the registrar receives notice under Section 13.146, |
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14.023, 16.0921, or 18.0681(d) or otherwise has reason to believe |
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that a voter's current residence is different from that indicated |
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on the registration records, the registrar shall deliver to the |
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voter a written confirmation notice requesting confirmation of the |
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voter's current residence. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |