85R452 ADM-D
By: Burton S.B. No. 1820
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a duplicate application for a ballot to be voted by
mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.001, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (b) and (g) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), if [If] the
applicant is entitled to vote an early voting ballot by mail, the
clerk shall provide an official ballot to the applicant as provided
by this chapter.
(b-1) If the clerk has previously provided the applicant
with an official ballot for the election for which the applicant
requests a ballot, the clerk shall deliver written notice to the
applicant, at both the residence address and the mailing address on
the application, that states:
(1) a ballot to be voted by mail was previously
provided to the applicant; and
(2) the date the ballot was provided.
(g) If a ballot is provided to the applicant, the clerk
shall indicate beside the applicant's name on the list of
registered voters that a ballot to be voted by mail was provided to
the applicant and the date of providing the ballot [unless the form
of the list makes it impracticable to do so].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.