88(R) HB 1134 - Introduced version - Bill Text

	88R3914 JON-D
	By:  Jetton	H.B.  No.  1134

	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)    The [If the registrar has reason to believe that a
	voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the
	registration records, or that the voter's residence address is a
	commercial post office box or similar location that does not
	correspond to a residence, the] registrar shall deliver to a [the]
	voter a written confirmation notice requesting confirmation of the
	voter's current residence if:
	(1)    the voter's residence address is a commercial post
	office box or similar location that does not correspond to a
	residence;
	(2)    on November 30 following a general election:
	(A)    the voter's name is not on the suspense list;
	and
	(B)    the voter has not voted in any election
	during the previous 25 months; or
	(3)    the registrar has any other reason to believe that
	a voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the
	registration records.
	SECTION  2.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.