TITLE: Relating to the elections to which certain applications for a ballot to be voted by mail are applicable.

SUMMARY: Relating to the elections to which certain applications for a ballot to be voted by mail are applicable.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the elections to which certain applications for a ballot to be voted by mail are applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 86, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 86.0015 to read as follows: Sec. 86.0015. APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE ELECTION IN SAME APPLICATION. (a) This section applies only to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail that: (1) is submitted to the county clerk indicating the ground of eligibility is age or disability; and (2) does not specify the election for which a ballot is requested. (b) An application described by Subsection (a) is considered to be an application for a ballot for each election in which the county clerk serves as early voting clerk and: (1) in which the applicant is eligible to vote; and (2) that occurs before the earlier of: (A) the end of the calendar year in which the application was submitted; or (B) the date the county clerk receives notice from the voter registrar under Subsection (d) that the voter has submitted a change in registration information. (c) An application described by Subsection (a) shall be preserved for the period for preserving the precinct election records for the last election for which the application is effective. (d) The voter registrar shall notify the county clerk following the receipt of a notice of a change in registration information under Section 15.021. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail received on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.