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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voting a limited ballot following the change of the |
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county of residence by a voter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 112.002(a) and (d), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) After changing residence to another county, a person is |
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eligible to vote a limited ballot on election day, by personal |
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appearance during the early voting period, or by mail if: |
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(1) the person would have been eligible to vote in the |
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county of former residence on election day if still residing in that |
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county; |
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(2) the person is registered to vote in the county of |
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former residence at the time the person: |
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(A) offers to vote in the county of new |
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residence; or |
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(B) submitted a voter registration application |
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in the county of new residence; and |
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(3) a voter registration for the person in the county |
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of new residence is not effective on or before election day. |
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(d) A statement executed under Subsection (c) shall be |
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submitted: |
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(1) to an election officer at the [main early voting] |
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polling place, if the person is voting by personal appearance; or |
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(2) with the person's application for a ballot to be |
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voted by mail, if the person is voting by mail. |
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SECTION 2. Section 112.006, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 112.006. PLACE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE. A |
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person may vote a limited ballot by personal appearance: |
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(1) at any early voting polling place; or |
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(2) on election day, at a countywide polling place or |
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the polling place located in the precinct of the new residence of |
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the voter [only at the main early voting polling place]. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 112.008 and 112.009, Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 112.008. DETERMINING OFFICES AND MEASURES TO BE VOTED |
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ON. For each person who is to vote a limited ballot, the election |
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officer [early voting clerk] shall determine the offices and |
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propositions stating measures on which the person is entitled to |
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vote and shall indicate them on the person's application. |
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Sec. 112.009. PREPARING VOTING MACHINE. Before permitting |
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a person to vote a limited ballot on a voting machine, the election |
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officer [early voting clerk] shall adjust the machine so that votes |
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may be cast only on the offices and propositions stating measures on |
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which the voter is entitled to vote. |
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SECTION 4. Section 112.010(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If early voting by personal appearance is conducted by |
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voting machine, the election officer [early voting clerk] may |
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conduct the personal appearance voting of limited ballots by using |
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official ballots for early voting by mail. |
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SECTION 5. Section 112.011(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The information must include the data necessary to |
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enable an election officer [early voting clerk] to determine the |
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district offices on which a voter under this chapter is eligible to |
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vote. |
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SECTION 6. Section 112.012, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 112.012. NOTIFICATION TO VOTER REGISTRAR. Not later |
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than the 30th day after receipt of an application for a limited |
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ballot, the county [early voting] clerk shall notify the voter |
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registrar for the voter's former county of residence that the voter |
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has applied for a limited ballot. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |