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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the elections to which certain applications for a |
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ballot to be voted by mail are applicable. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 86, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 86.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 86.0015. APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE ELECTION IN SAME |
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APPLICATION. (a) This section applies only to an application for a |
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ballot to be voted by mail that: |
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(1) is submitted to the county clerk indicating the |
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ground of eligibility is age or disability; and |
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(2) does not specify the election for which a ballot is |
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requested. |
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(b) An application described by Subsection (a) is |
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considered to be an application for a ballot for each election in |
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which the county clerk serves as early voting clerk and: |
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(1) in which the applicant is eligible to vote; and |
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(2) that occurs before the earlier of: |
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(A) the end of the calendar year in which the |
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application was submitted; or |
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(B) the date the county clerk receives notice |
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from the voter registrar under Subsection (d) that the voter has |
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submitted a change in registration information. |
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(c) An application described by Subsection (a) shall be |
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preserved for the period for preserving the precinct election |
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records for the last election for which the application is |
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effective. |
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(d) The voter registrar shall notify the county clerk |
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following the receipt of a notice of a change in registration |
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information under Section 15.021. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail received on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |