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| 1 | 1 | 86R10052 ATP-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Calanni H.B. No. 3201 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to affiliation with a political party by voting by mail in | |
| 8 | 8 | a primary election. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 162.003, Election Code, is amended to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 162.003. AFFILIATION BY VOTING IN PRIMARY. A person | |
| 13 | 13 | becomes affiliated with a political party when the person: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) is accepted to vote in the party's primary | |
| 15 | 15 | election; or | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) returns [applies for and is provided] an early | |
| 17 | 17 | voting or limited primary ballot as a marked ballot [to be] voted by | |
| 18 | 18 | mail. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |