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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating the criminal offense of pre-filling an |
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application for a ballot to be voted by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 84.0042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 84.0042. PRE-FILLING APPLICATION FOR BALLOT BY MAIL. |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) indicates the ground of eligibility for early |
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voting on an application for ballot by mail; and |
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(2) distributes the application to an applicant with |
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intent that the applicant will submit the application on the |
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applicant's behalf to the early voting clerk. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. |
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(c) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) |
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that the person signed the application for the ballot as a witness |
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or otherwise assisted the applicant under Section 84.003. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |