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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County |
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Water Improvement District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle J, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9303 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 9303. EL PASO COUNTY WATER |
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IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9303.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" |
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means the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1. |
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[Sections 9303.002-9303.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9303.051. VOTER ELIGIBILITY. An individual is |
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eligible to vote in a district election only if the individual: |
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(1) is 18 years of age or older; |
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(2) is a United States citizen; and |
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(3) is registered to vote under Section 9303.052. |
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Sec. 9303.052. ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER. (a) To be eligible |
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for registration as a voter in the district, an individual must: |
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(1) be registered to vote in El Paso County, Texas; and |
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(2) either: |
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(A) hold title to land that is: |
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(i) taxable by the district; and |
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(ii) classified by the district as |
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irrigable; or |
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(B) have an ownership interest in an entity that |
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holds title to land that has received irrigation water from the |
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district within the previous four calendar years and is taxable by |
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the district. |
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(b) To vote in a district election, an individual eligible |
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to vote under Section 9303.051 must register with the district not |
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later than the 60th day before the date on which the district |
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election is held. |
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(c) The district shall file with the county clerk of El Paso |
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County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered |
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voters not later than the 25th day before the date on which a |
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district election is held. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |