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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a voting system requirement that a person voting by |
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personal appearance confirm the voter's eligibility to vote before |
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accessing a ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 122, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 122.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 122.0015. VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS: CONFIRMATION OF |
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ELIGIBILITY. (a) A voting system may not be used in an election |
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unless the voting system requires a person seeking to vote by |
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personal appearance, before the person may access the ballot, to |
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confirm that the person: |
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(1) is a United States citizen; |
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(2) is a resident of the county in which the person |
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seeks to vote; |
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(3) has not been determined by a final judgment of a |
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court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: |
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(A) totally mentally incapacitated; or |
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(B) partially mentally incapacitated without the |
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right to vote; and |
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(4) has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if |
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so convicted, has: |
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(A) fully discharged the person's sentence, |
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including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or |
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completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or |
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(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the |
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resulting disability to vote. |
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(b) The confirmation required under Subsection (a) may be |
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completed by the person seeking to vote in one motion or gesture. |
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(c) A person seeking to vote may request assistance from an |
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election officer if the person: |
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(1) has questions about the confirmation; or |
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(2) determines that the person is unable to complete |
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the confirmation. |
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(d) 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 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |