87R7684 MLH-D
By: Jetton H.B. No. 2322
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the release of information of voters receiving a ballot
by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.014(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A copy of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail
is not available for public inspection, except to the voter seeking
to verify that the information pertaining to the voter is accurate,
until the first business day after the November uniform election
date [day of the earliest occurring election for which the
application is submitted].
SECTION 2. Section 87.121(f), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) Information on the roster for a person to whom an early
voting mail ballot has been sent is not available for public
inspection, except to the voter seeking to verify that the
information pertaining to the voter is accurate, until the first
business day after the November uniform election date [day].
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted on or
after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.