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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure by which certain voters receive ballots |
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to be voted by mail for each election held during a certain period. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 86.0015, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 86.0015. [ANNUAL] BALLOTS BY MAIL FOR MULTIPLE |
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ELECTIONS FOLLOWING SINGLE APPLICATION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 86.0015, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) An application described by Subsection (a) is |
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considered to be an application for a ballot for each election, |
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including any ensuing runoff: |
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(1) in which the applicant is eligible to vote; and |
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(2) that occurs before the earlier of: |
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(A) [except as provided by Subsection (b-2),] the |
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end of the next calendar year following the calendar year in which |
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the application was submitted; |
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(B) the date the county clerk receives notice |
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from the voter registrar under Subsection (f) that the voter has |
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changed residence to another county; or |
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(C) the date the voter's registration is |
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canceled. |
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(g) The county clerk shall provide to a voter who has |
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applied for and qualifies to receive ballots to be voted by mail |
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under this section, before the end of the last calendar year for |
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which the voter will receive ballots under this section, a notice |
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stating that the voter must make a new application under this |
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section if the voter wishes to continue to receive ballots to be |
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voted by mail. |
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SECTION 3. Section 86.0015(b-2), Election Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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86.0015, Election Code, applies only to an application for a ballot |
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to be voted by mail submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect when the application was submitted, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |