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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to action by the early voting clerk on receipt of a ballot |
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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 86.011(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) If the return is timely, the clerk shall enter the time |
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and date of receipt on the carrier envelope and enclose the carrier |
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envelope and the voter's early voting ballot application in a |
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jacket envelope. The clerk shall also include in the jacket |
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envelope: |
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(1) a copy of the voter's federal postcard application |
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if the ballot is voted under Chapter 101; and |
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(2) the signature cover sheet, if the ballot is voted |
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under Chapter 105. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |