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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electronic correction of voter registration |
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information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.021, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsections (d-1) and |
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(d-2) to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The] voter |
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shall use the registration certificate or a registration |
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application form as the notice, indicating the correct information |
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in the appropriate space on the certificate or application form |
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unless the voter does not have possession of the certificate or an |
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application form at the time of giving the notice. |
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(d) A voter [who continues to reside in the county in which |
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the voter is registered] may correct information under this section |
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by digital transmission of the information under a program |
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administered by the secretary of state and the Department of |
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Information Resources. |
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(d-1) If the notice indicates that a voter no longer resides |
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in the county in which the voter is registered, the registrar shall |
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forward the notice and the voter's original application for |
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registration to the registrar of the county in which the voter |
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resides. The registrars shall coordinate to ensure that the |
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voter's existing registration is canceled immediately after the |
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voter is registered in the county in which the voter resides in |
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accordance with Subsection (d-2). |
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(d-2) A registrar who receives a voter's notice and |
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application from another registrar under Subsection (d-1) shall |
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treat it as an original application for registration under Section |
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13.002, and shall register the voter if the voter resides in the |
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county and is otherwise eligible under Section 13.001. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |