TITLE: Relating to cancellation of all voter registrations following decennial redistricting.

SUMMARY: Relating to cancellation of all voter registrations following decennial redistricting.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to cancellation of all voter registrations following decennial redistricting. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 16.040 to read as follows: Sec. 16.040. CANCELLATION FOLLOWING DECENNIAL REDISTRICTING. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, on November 30 of each year that ends in one, the registrar shall cancel all voter registrations. (b) A cancellation under this section may not be challenged or reinstated under this chapter. (c) Following cancellation under this section, a person desiring to register to vote must submit an application for registration under Chapter 13. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.