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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voting while confined in jail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.125 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.125. VOTER EDUCATION FOR PERSONS CONFINED IN JAIL. |
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(a) The secretary of state, the authority in charge of the jail in |
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each county, and the early voting clerk of each county shall take |
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appropriate action to: |
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(1) inform each qualified voter confined in jail of |
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the voter's right to vote; and |
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(2) provide the qualified voter an opportunity to |
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vote. |
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(b) The authority in charge of the jail shall allow a person |
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who is qualified to vote and confined in jail access to a voter |
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registrar or deputy voter registrar for the purpose of submitting |
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an application to register to vote. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |