By: Dunnam H.B. No. 4420
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain reports related to the cancellation of voter
registrations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 16, Election Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter E to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER E. REPORTS
Sec. 16.101. REPORT BY REGISTRAR. Each registrar shall
report the registrar's cancellations under this chapter monthly to
the Secretary of State.
Sec. 16.102. REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE. The secretary of
state shall report all cancellations under this chapter monthly to
the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives, the chairmen of the committees of each house of
the legislature with oversight responsibility for office of
secretary of state, and the state auditor.
Sec. 16.103. TIME FOR MAKING REPORTS. Each report under
this subchapter shall be made not later than the fifth day of each
month and shall report on the cancellations made in the preceding
month.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.