82R7680 DRH-D
By: King of Parker H.B. No. 1697
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain overseas voters to receive a
full ballot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 101.001, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 101.001. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible for
early voting by mail as provided by this chapter if:
(1) the person is qualified to vote in this state or,
if not registered to vote in this state, would be qualified if
registered; and
(2) the person is:
(A) a member of the armed forces of the United
States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member;
(B) a member of the merchant marine of the United
States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member; or
(C) domiciled in this state but temporarily
living outside the territorial limits of the United States and the
District of Columbia.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and Chapter 114, a
person who indicates on a federal postcard application that the
person is a United States citizen residing outside the United
States indefinitely is entitled to vote a full ballot as provided by
this chapter if the person is otherwise eligible to vote under this
chapter and is a registered voter at the address contained on the
application.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
federal postcard application that requests a ballot for an election
that is held on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.