| 1 | 1 | | 84R4308 JRJ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Klick, et al. H.B. No. 891 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to establishing an interstate voter registration |
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| 8 | 8 | | crosscheck program. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 18.062 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 18.062. INTERSTATE VOTER REGISTRATION CROSSCHECK |
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| 13 | 13 | | PROGRAM. (a) To maintain the statewide voter registration list and |
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| 14 | 14 | | to prevent duplication of registration in more than one state or |
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| 15 | 15 | | jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall cooperate with other |
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| 16 | 16 | | states and jurisdictions to develop systems to compare voters, |
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| 17 | 17 | | voter history, and voter registration lists to identify voters |
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| 18 | 18 | | whose addresses have changed. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) A system developed under this section must comply with |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Voting Rights Act (52 U.S.C. Section 10101 et seq.). |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 22 | 22 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 23 | 23 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 24 | 24 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 25 | 25 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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