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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the residence address of an applicant for purposes of |
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voter registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding subsection (d) as follows: |
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Sec. 13.001. ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION. (a) To be |
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eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must: |
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(1) be 18 years of age or older; |
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(2) be a United States citizen; |
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(3) not have been determined by a final judgment of a |
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court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: |
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(A) totally mentally incapacitated; or |
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(B) partially mentally incapacitated without the |
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right to vote; |
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(4) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if |
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so convicted, must have: |
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(A) fully discharged the person's sentence, |
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including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or |
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completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or |
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(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the |
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resulting disability to vote; and |
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(5) be a resident of the county in which application |
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for registration is made. |
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(b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must, |
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on the date the registration application is submitted to the |
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registrar, be at least 17 years and 10 months of age and satisfy the |
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requirements of Subsection (a) except for age. |
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(c) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a person is not |
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considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which |
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the criminal proceedings are deferred without an adjudication of |
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guilt. |
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(d) To be eligible to apply for registration at a residence, |
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the person must habitually sleep at that residence. A person whose |
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residence has an address is only eligible to register at that |
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address and is not eligible to register at any other place. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A registration application must include: |
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(1) the applicant's first name, middle name, if any, |
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last name, and former name, if any; |
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(2) the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth; |
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(3) a statement that the applicant is a United States |
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citizen; |
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(4) a statement that the applicant is a resident of the |
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county; |
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(5) a statement that the applicant has not been |
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determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate |
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jurisdiction to be: |
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(A) totally mentally incapacitated; or |
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(B) partially mentally incapacitated without the |
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right to vote; |
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(6) a statement that the applicant has not been |
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finally convicted of a felony or that the applicant is a felon |
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eligible for registration under Section 13.001; |
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(7) the applicant's residence address under Section |
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13.001(d) or, if the residence has no address:[,] |
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(A) the address at which the applicant receives |
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mail; |
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(B) [and] a concise description of the location |
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of the applicant's residence; and |
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(C) a statement that the applicant's residence |
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has no address; |
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(8) the following information: |
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(A) the applicant's Texas driver's license number |
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or the number of a personal identification card issued by the |
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Department of Public Safety; |
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(B) if the applicant has not been issued a number |
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described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's |
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social security number; or |
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(C) a statement by the applicant that the |
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applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A) or |
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(B); |
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(9) if the application is made by an agent, a statement |
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of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and |
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(10) the city and county in which the applicant |
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formerly resided. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |