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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for accepting certain election |
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materials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.072(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), if the registrar |
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determines that an application does not comply with Section 13.002 |
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or does not indicate that the applicant is eligible for |
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registration, the registrar shall reject the application. The |
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registrar may not cure the application. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 65, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 65.0105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 65.0105. NO OPPORTUNITY TO CURE. Except as provided by |
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Section 65.0541, a ballot that does not meet the requirements for |
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acceptance must be rejected and may not be cured by: |
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(1) the voter; |
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(2) an election officer; |
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(3) a presiding judge or member of the early voting |
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ballot board; or |
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(4) a chair or member of a signature verification |
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committee. |
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SECTION 3. Section 86.001(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Section 86.008, if the applicant |
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is not entitled to vote by mail, the clerk shall reject the |
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application, enter on the application "rejected" and the reason for |
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and date of rejection, and deliver written notice of the reason for |
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the rejection to the applicant at both the residence address and |
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mailing address on the application. A ballot may not be provided to |
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an applicant whose application is rejected. The clerk may not cure |
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an application. |
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SECTION 4. Section 141.062(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Once submitted, [After the filing deadline: |
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[(1)] a candidate may not amend a petition in lieu of a |
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filing fee submitted with the candidate's application without a |
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notarized affidavit [;] and |
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[(2)] the authority with whom the application is filed |
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may not accept an amendment to a petition in lieu of a filing fee |
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submitted with the candidate's application that does not include a |
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notarized affidavit. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act in adding |
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Section 65.0105, Election Code, and amending Section 141.062(c), |
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Election Code, apply only to an election ordered on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |