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AN ACT
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relating to the voter registration of a person who submits a federal |
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postcard application to vote in an election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.002, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The submission of a federal postcard application |
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constitutes an application for registration under this section at |
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the voting residence address stated on the application. This |
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subsection does not apply to a person who indicates on the person's |
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federal postcard application that the person is residing outside |
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the United States indefinitely. The secretary of state shall |
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prescribe rules to implement this subsection, including: |
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(1) rules providing directions to court clerks |
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regarding the inclusion on jury lists of persons who submit federal |
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postcard applications; and |
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(2) rules relating to whether a person who submits a |
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federal postcard application is to be considered a registered voter |
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of the applicable authority for the purposes of determining the |
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number of signatures required on a petition. |
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SECTION 2. Section 101.006(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The submission of a federal postcard application that |
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complies with the applicable requirements by an unregistered |
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applicant constitutes registration by the applicant: |
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(1) [only] for the purpose of voting in the election |
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for which a ballot is requested; and |
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(2) under Title 2 unless the person indicates on the |
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application that the person is residing outside the United States |
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indefinitely [each election that occurs on or before the date of the
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second general election for state and county officers that occurs
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after the date the application is submitted]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 13.002(h), Election Code, as added by |
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this Act, and Section 101.006(a), Election Code, as amended by this |
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Act, apply to a federal postcard application that is received on or |
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after September 1, 2009, without regard to the date the application |
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is submitted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 536 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 536 was passed by the Senate on May |
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14, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |