By: Springer S.B. No. 570
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter
registrar.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.051(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) If the registrar receives notice under Section 13.146,
14.023, 15.053, 16.0921, or 18.0681(d) or otherwise has reason to
believe that a voter's current residence is different from that
indicated on the registration records, the registrar shall deliver
to the voter a written confirmation notice requesting confirmation
of the voter's current residence.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 15, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 15.054 to read as follows:
Sec. 15.054. CONFIRMATION NOTICE AFTER EVIDENCE OF CHANGE
OF RESIDENCE. (a) At least annually the registrar shall:
(1) request from the United States Postal Service any
available information, including information from the National
Change of Address database, indicating address reclassifications
or changes of address affecting the registered voters of the
county; and
(2) for each voter in the county who fails to vote in
any election, submit an application for a ballot to be voted by mail
under Chapter 84 or 101, or submit a change in voter registration
under Chapter 13 or 15 for two years from the date of a general
election for state and county officers, examine real property sales
and other public records to determine whether the voter changed
residence to a location outside of the county.
(b) If information obtained under Subsection (a) gives the
registrar reason to believe a voter has changed the voter's
residence to a location outside of the county, the registrar shall
deliver a confirmation notice to the voter in accordance with
Section 15.051.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.