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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the |
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change of the county of residence by a voter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 112.002(a) and (d), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) After changing residence to another county, a person is |
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eligible to vote a limited ballot by personal appearance during the |
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early voting period, on election day, or by mail if: |
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(1) the person would have been eligible to vote in the |
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county of former residence on election day if still residing in that |
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county; |
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(2) the person is registered to vote in the county of |
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former residence at the time the person: |
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(A) offers to vote in the county of new |
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residence; or |
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(B) submitted a voter registration application |
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in the county of new residence; and |
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(3) a voter registration for the person in the county |
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of new residence is not effective on or before election day. |
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(d) A statement executed under Subsection (c) shall be |
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submitted: |
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(1) to an election officer at the main early voting |
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polling place, if the person is voting by personal appearance; [or] |
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(2) to a person designated by the early voting clerk at |
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the location used for the main early voting polling place, if the |
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person is voting on election day; or |
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(3) with the person's application for a ballot to be |
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voted by mail, if the person is voting by mail. |
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SECTION 2. Section 112.006, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 112.006. PLACE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE OR ON |
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ELECTION DAY. A person may vote a limited ballot by personal |
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appearance only at the main early voting polling place. A person |
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may vote a limited ballot on election day only at the location of |
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the main early voting polling place. |
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SECTION 3. Section 112.010(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If early voting by personal appearance is conducted by |
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voting machine, the early voting clerk may conduct the personal |
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appearance voting of limited ballots by using official ballots for |
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early voting by mail. The early voting clerk may conduct voting of |
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limited ballots on election day at the location of the main early |
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voting polling place by using official ballots for early voting by |
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mail. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |