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Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 9 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 9 accordingly:
SECTION 9.____. Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 18.0682 to read as follows:
Sec. 18.0682. NOTICE REGARDING POTENTIAL ELIGIBILITY. (a) A court shall provide notice as described by this section to each person convicted of a felony over whom the court has jurisdiction who has:
(1) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or
(2) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote.
(b) The court shall provide notice under this section to a person described by Subsection (a) that the person may be eligible to vote.
(c) Notice under this section must be both verbal and written.
(d) Notice under this section may be given through an agent of the court, including a parole officer.
(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.