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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter |
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registrar. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.051(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If the registrar receives notice under Section 13.146, |
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14.023, 15.053, 16.0921, or 18.0681(d) or otherwise has reason to |
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believe that a voter's current residence is different from that |
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indicated on the registration records, the registrar shall deliver |
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to the voter a written confirmation notice requesting confirmation |
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of the voter's current residence. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 15, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 15.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.054. CONFIRMATION NOTICE AFTER EVIDENCE OF CHANGE |
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OF RESIDENCE. (a) At least annually the registrar shall: |
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(1) request from the United States Postal Service any |
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available information, including information from the National |
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Change of Address database, indicating address reclassifications |
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or changes of address affecting the registered voters of the |
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county; and |
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(2) for each voter in the county who fails to vote in |
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any election, submit an application for a ballot to be voted by mail |
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under Chapter 84 or 101, or submit a change in voter registration |
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under Chapter 13 or 15 for two years from the date of a general |
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election for state and county officers, examine real property sales |
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and other public records to determine whether the voter changed |
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residence to a location outside of the county. |
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(b) If information obtained under Subsection (a) gives the |
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registrar reason to believe a voter has changed the voter's |
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residence to a location outside of the county, the registrar shall |
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deliver a confirmation notice to the voter in accordance with |
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Section 15.051. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |