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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of information from the internal verification |
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system of the Department of Public Safety for voter registration |
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purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.060(d), Transportation Code, as |
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added by Chapter 1146 (H.B. 2730), Acts of the 81st Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2009, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The department may disclose the results of an |
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investigation under Subsection (c) to: |
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(1) a criminal justice agency for the purposes of |
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enforcing Section 521.4565 or other provisions of this chapter or |
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Chapter 522; or |
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(2) the secretary of state for voter registration |
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purposes. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 15, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter G to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER G. USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM STATE AGENCY |
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Sec. 15.171. ACTION ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT |
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OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) If the Department of Public Safety discloses |
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to the secretary of state under Section 521.060, Transportation |
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Code, as added by Chapter 1146 (H.B. 2730), Acts of the 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, the results of an investigation |
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conducted by the department relating to a unique address submitted |
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in license or certificate applications determined by the department |
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to be fraudulent, the secretary of state shall inform the voter |
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registrar of the county in which the address is located. |
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(b) A voter registrar who receives information relating to a |
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unique address from the secretary of state under Subsection (a) |
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shall: |
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(1) investigate under Section 16.033 the registration |
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of any voter registered to vote at that address; and |
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(2) challenge under Section 13.074 the registration |
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application of an applicant who submits the address as the voter's |
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residence address on the application. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |