TITLE: Relating to the eligibility of certain overseas voters to receive a full ballot.

SUMMARY: Relating to the eligibility of certain overseas voters to receive a full ballot.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the eligibility of certain overseas voters to receive a full ballot. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 101.001, Election Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 101.001. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible for early voting by mail as provided by this chapter if: (1) the person is qualified to vote in this state or, if not registered to vote in this state, would be qualified if registered; and (2) the person is: (A) a member of the armed forces of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member; (B) a member of the merchant marine of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member; or (C) domiciled in this state but temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and Chapter 114, a person who indicates on a federal postcard application that the person is a United States citizen residing outside the United States indefinitely is entitled to vote a full ballot as provided by this chapter if the person is otherwise eligible to vote under this chapter and is a registered voter at the address contained on the application. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a federal postcard application that requests a ballot for an election that is held on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.