TITLE: Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.

SUMMARY: Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.002(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In this code, "qualified voter" means a person who: (1) is 18 years of age or older; (2) is a United States citizen; (3) has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; (4) has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, is not currently incarcerated for that offense [has: [(A) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or [(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote];(5) is a resident of this state; and (6) is a registered voter. SECTION 2. Section 13.001(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To be eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must: (1) be 18 years of age or older; (2) be a United States citizen; (3) not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; (4) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must not currently be incarcerated for that offense [have: [(A) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or [(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote];and (5) be a resident of the county in which application for registration is made. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.