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AN ACT
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relating to the required contents of a voter registration |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 15.001, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each voter registration certificate issued must |
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contain: |
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(1) the voter's name in the form indicated by the |
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voter, subject to applicable requirements prescribed by Section |
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13.002 and by rule of the secretary of state; |
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(2) the voter's residence address or, if the residence |
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has no address, the address at which the voter receives mail and a |
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concise description of the location of the voter's residence; |
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(3) the month, day, and year of the voter's birth; |
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(4) the number of the county election precinct in |
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which the voter resides; |
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(5) the voter's effective date of registration if an |
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initial certificate; |
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(6) the voter's registration number; |
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(7) an indication of the period for which the |
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certificate is issued; |
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(8) a statement explaining the circumstances under |
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which the voter will receive a new certificate; |
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(9) a space for stamping the voter's political party |
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affiliation; |
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(10) a statement that voting with the certificate by a |
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person other than the person in whose name the certificate is issued |
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is a felony; |
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(11) a space for the voter's signature; |
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(12) a statement that the voter must sign the |
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certificate personally, if able to sign, immediately on receipt; |
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(13) a space for the voter to correct the information |
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on the certificate followed by a signature line; |
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(14) the statement: "If any information on this |
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certificate changes or is incorrect, correct the information in the |
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space provided, sign below, and return this certificate to the |
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voter registrar."; [and] |
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(15) the registrar's mailing address and telephone |
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number; and |
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(16) the jurisdictional or distinguishing number for |
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the following territorial units in which the voter resides, as |
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determined by the voter registrar: |
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(A) congressional district; |
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(B) state senatorial district; |
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(C) state representative district; |
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(D) commissioners precinct; |
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(E) justice precinct; |
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(F) city election precinct; and |
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(G) school district election precinct. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 15.002, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to the territorial units required to be |
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listed on a [A] voter registration certificate under Section |
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15.001(a)(16), a certificate may contain up to seven [a] |
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jurisdictional or distinguishing numbers [number] for any other |
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territorial units [unit] in which the voter resides[, including a
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congressional district, state senatorial district, state
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representative district, commissioners precinct, justice precinct,
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city election precinct, or school district election precinct]. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a voter registration certificate issued for a period beginning on |
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or after January 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 4. 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 September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 932 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 932 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |