Amend SB 155 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Section 16.031, Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 16.031.  CANCELLATION ON OFFICIAL NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY. (a) Subject to Subsection (c), the [The] registrar shall cancel a voter's registration [immediately] on receipt of:
(1)  notice under Section 13.072(b) or 15.021 or a response under Section 15.053 that the voter's residence is outside the county;
(2)  an abstract of the voter's death certificate under Section 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that the voter is deceased under Section 16.001(b);
(3)  an abstract of a final judgment of the voter's total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under Section 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004;
(4)  notice under Section 112.012 that the voter has applied for a limited ballot in another county;
(5)  notice from a voter registration official in another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this state;
(6)  notice from the early voting clerk under Section 101.053 that a federal postcard application submitted by an applicant states a voting residence address located outside the registrar's county; or
(7)  notice from the secretary of state that the voter has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the voter's driver's license number or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security number.
(b)  Subject to Subsection (c), the [The] registrar shall cancel a voter's registration [immediately] if the registrar:
(1)  determines from information received under Section 16.001(c) that the voter is deceased;
(2)  has personal knowledge that the voter is deceased;
(3)  receives from a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to the voter a sworn statement by that person indicating that the voter is deceased; or
(4)  receives notice from the secretary of state under Section 18.068 that the voter is deceased.
(c)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules and procedures requiring a registrar to deliver to a registered voter a written notice that the voter's registration is subject to cancellation under this section. The notice must instruct the voter that the voter may submit to the registrar proof of residence or life, as appropriate, to prevent the cancellation of the voter's registration. A voter's registration shall be canceled under this section if the voter fails to submit to the registrar the required proof on or before the 30th day after the date the notice is mailed.