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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of information of voters receiving a ballot |
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by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.014(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A copy of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail |
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is not available for public inspection, except to the voter seeking |
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to verify that the information pertaining to the voter is accurate, |
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until the first business day after the November uniform election |
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date [day of the earliest occurring election for which the |
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application is submitted]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 87.121(f), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) Information on the roster for a person to whom an early |
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voting mail ballot has been sent is not available for public |
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inspection, except to the voter seeking to verify that the |
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information pertaining to the voter is accurate, until the first |
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business day after the November uniform election date [day]. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |