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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a |
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political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter |
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registration application forms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.009. DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (c) or Subchapter B, an officer or employee |
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of this state or of a political subdivision of this state may not |
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distribute a form on which a person may apply for registration to a |
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person who did not request it. |
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(b) An officer or employee of this state or of a political |
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subdivision of this state may not use public funds to facilitate the |
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distribution by another person of a form described by Subsection |
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(a) to a person who did not request it. |
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(c) A political party or a candidate for office may |
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distribute a form described by Subsection (a) to a person who did |
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not request it. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |