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