Bill Text: TX HB490 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the determination that a voter is deceased.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - Referred to Elections [HB490 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB490-Introduced.html
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| By: Hernandez Luna | H.B. No. 490 | |
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| relating to the determination that a voter is deceased. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 18.068, Election Code, as added by | ||
| Chapter 683 (H.B. 174), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 18.068. COMPARISON OF INFORMATION REGARDING | ||
| INELIGIBILITY. (a) The secretary of state shall quarterly compare | ||
| the information received under Section 16.001 of this code and | ||
| Section 62.113, Government Code, to the statewide computerized | ||
| voter registration list. If the secretary determines that a voter | ||
| on the registration list is deceased or has been excused or | ||
| disqualified from jury service because the voter is not a citizen, | ||
| the secretary shall send notice of the determination to the voter | ||
| registrar of the counties considered appropriate by the secretary. | ||
| (b) In making the determination that a voter is deceased | ||
| under this section, the secretary of state must at least consider | ||
| recent voting activity and identify the following information as | ||
| common to the voter and the deceased person: | ||
| (1) the first, middle, and last names; and | ||
| (2) birthday. | ||
| SECTION 2. 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, 2013. | ||
