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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a |
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residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a |
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voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain |
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change of address notices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.025(a), Election Code, as effective |
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September 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and[,] (d)[, and |
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(e)], the registration of a voter described by this subsection |
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whose information is changed on the registration records becomes |
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effective as to the change on the 30th day after: |
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(1) the date the voter submits to the registrar a |
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notice of a change in registration information under Section 15.021 |
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or a response under Section 15.053, indicating the change; or |
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(2) the date the voter submits a statement of |
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residence to an election officer under Section 63.0011 or a |
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registration application or change of address to an agency employee |
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under Chapter 20, indicating the change. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 63.0011(b) and (c), Election Code, as |
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effective September 1, 2025, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If the voter's residence address is not current because |
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the voter has changed residence within the county, the voter may |
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vote, if otherwise eligible, in the election precinct in which the |
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voter is registered [resides] if the voter resides in the county in |
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which the voter is registered and, if applicable: |
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(1) resides in the political subdivision served by the |
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authority ordering the election if the political subdivision is |
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other than the county; or |
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(2) resides in the territory covered by the election |
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in a less-than-countywide election ordered by the governor or a |
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county authority. |
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(c) Before being accepted for voting, the voter must execute |
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and submit to an election officer a statement including: |
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(1) a statement that the voter satisfies the |
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applicable residence requirements [requirement] prescribed by |
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Subsection (b); |
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(2) all of the information that a person must include |
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in an application to register to vote under Section 13.002; and |
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(3) the date the statement is submitted to the |
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election officer[; and |
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[(4) a request to the registrar to change the voter's |
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registration address to the address at which the voter resides]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 15.025(e), Election Code, as effective |
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September 1, 2025, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a notice of a voter's change of address submitted on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |