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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to annual applications for ballots to be voted by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.0015, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-3) 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) or |
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(b-3), the end of the calendar year in which the application was |
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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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(b-3) An application is considered to be submitted for the |
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year in which the application is submitted and the following |
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calendar year for purposes of this section if: |
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(1) the first election in which the applicant is |
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eligible to vote following the submission of the application is an |
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election held on the uniform election date in November of an |
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odd-numbered year; and |
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(2) the applicant indicates that the application is |
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for the next November election and the elections held in the |
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following calendar year. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |