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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter |
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registrar. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.051(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The [If the registrar has reason to believe that a |
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voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the |
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registration records, or that the voter's residence address is a |
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commercial post office box or similar location that does not |
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correspond to a residence, the] registrar shall deliver to a [the] |
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voter a written confirmation notice requesting confirmation of the |
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voter's current residence if: |
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(1) the voter's residence address is a commercial post |
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office box or similar location that does not correspond to a |
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residence; |
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(2) on November 30 following a general election: |
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(A) the voter's name is not on the suspense list; |
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and |
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(B) the voter has not voted in any election |
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during the previous 25 months; or |
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(3) the registrar has any other reason to believe that |
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a voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the |
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registration records. |
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SECTION 2. If the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, |
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appropriates money to the secretary of state for the purpose of |
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providing additional funding for counties to administer the |
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requirements of this Act, the secretary of state may allocate the |
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appropriated amount to county voter registrars to defray the |
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expenses incurred by the registrars to comply with the requirements |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |