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| 7 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 7 | | relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter |
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| 10 | 8 | | registration application. |
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| 11 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 13.073, Election Code, is amended by |
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| 13 | 11 | | adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 12 | | (d) In providing a written or oral reason for rejection |
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| 15 | 13 | | under Subsection (a) or (b), the registrar shall identify which |
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| 16 | 14 | | section or sections of the application resulted in the rejection. |
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| 17 | 15 | | For each section identified, the registrar shall specify if the |
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| 18 | 16 | | section was incomplete, was improperly filled out, or contained |
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| 19 | 17 | | information identifying the applicant as ineligible to vote. |
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| 20 | 18 | | (e) The registrar shall use the official form prescribed by |
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| 21 | 19 | | the secretary of state if a written notice is provided under |
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| 22 | 20 | | Subsection (a). The secretary of state shall prescribe the |
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| 23 | 21 | | procedures and forms necessary to implement this section. |
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| 24 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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