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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter |
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registrars by the secretary of state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.001(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Once each week, on a day specified by the secretary of |
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state, the Bureau of Vital Statistics shall furnish to the |
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secretary of state available information specified by the secretary |
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relating to deceased residents of the state. At least once in each |
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calendar quarter of each year [Periodically], the secretary shall |
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furnish to the appropriate voter registrars information obtained |
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from the bureau that will assist in identifying the deceased |
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registered voters of each county. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |