Bill Amendment: TX SB1111 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the residence address of a voter for purposes of a response to a confirmation notice sent by the voter registrar.

Status: 2021-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/21 [SB1111 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB1111-House_Amendment_H_3_1-Bucy.html

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Amend SB 1111 (house committee printing) on third reading as follows:

(1)  Strike page 1, lines 17 through 18, and substitute the following:

SECTION 2.  Section 15.051, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(2)  On page 2, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following:

(a-1)  A registrar does not have reason to believe that a voter's current residence requires confirmation under Subsection (a) solely because the residence address corresponds to a location that is not a traditional residence or is not zoned as a residential property. Before requiring confirmation for a residence address under this subsection, a registrar must make a good faith effort to determine whether the residence address corresponds to a church, shelter, residential office, or other property that might serve as a residence.

(3)  On page 3, line 1, between "residence" and ", evidence", insert "or is subject to Section 15.051(a-1)".