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TX HB614

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

John Bucy

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows voters who move to a new county to cast a provisional ballot in their new county if they are still registered in their former county and their new registration is not yet effective, replacing the previous "limited ballot" system

  • Designates all election officers serving at polling places as deputy voter registrars with full authority to register voters

  • Requires the provisional ballot affidavit form to include space for voter registration information, and if complete, the voter registrar must treat it as a registration application for the new county

  • Requires voter registrars to notify the voter's former county within 30 days after an election that the voter cast a provisional ballot, triggering cancellation of the former registration

  • Repeals Chapter 112 of the Election Code (the limited ballot provisions) and takes effect January 1, 2026, with the Secretary of State required to adopt implementing rules by December 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the procedures for voting after changing residence to another county.

Elections

Last Action

Left pending in committee

3/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections3/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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