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TX Elec COde § 18.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter A. Registration Lists|Section 18.009. Unlawful Use of Information on Registration List

Sec. 18.009.  UNLAWFUL USE OF INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION LIST.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person uses information in connection with advertising or promoting commercial products or services that the person knows was obtained under Section 18.008.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 18.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter A. Registration Lists|Section 18.010. Fees

Sec. 18.010.  FEES.  (a)  The registrar may not charge a fee for furnishing lists required to be furnished under this subchapter except as authorized by this section.(b)  The fee for each list furnished under Section 18.008 may not exceed the actual expense incurred in reproducing the list for the person requesting it and shall be uniform for each type of copy furnished.(c)  The registrar shall use fees collected under this section to defray expenses incurred in the preparation of the copy.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 18.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter A. Registration Lists|Section 18.011. File of Lists for Countywide Election

Sec. 18.011.  FILE OF LISTS FOR COUNTYWIDE ELECTION.  (a)  The registrar shall maintain a file containing one of each of the lists prepared under this subchapter for each countywide election.(b)  The registrar shall retain each list on file for two years after election day except a list used in a presidential election, which shall be retained for four years after election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 18.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter A. Registration Lists|Section 18.012. Secretary of State to Approve Computer Services Contracts

Sec. 18.012.  SECRETARY OF STATE TO APPROVE COMPUTER SERVICES CONTRACTS.  (a)  A county may not contract with a computer service company or other private business entity for services related to the lists required under this subchapter unless the programs, equipment, or other materials to be covered by the contract are approved by the secretary of state.  The secretary may rescind approval of the programs, equipment, or other materials at any time, and on that action the contract is nullified to the extent that it depends on the disapproved items.(b)  A computer service company or other private business entity may not use modified programs, equipment, or other materials under the contract unless the modifications are approved by the secretary of state.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (b).  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 18.0121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter A. Registration Lists|Section 18.0121. Contract to Investigate Voter Eligibility

Sec. 18.0121.  CONTRACT TO INVESTIGATE VOTER ELIGIBILITY.  A list of potentially ineligible voters produced for a county by a private business entity may not be made available to the public or otherwise used by the registrar unless the registrar has verified the accuracy of the information on the list through available public records.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Elec COde § 18.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter A. Registration Lists|Section 18.013. Political Subdivision List in Certain Counties

Sec. 18.013.  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION LIST IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  On the written request of any resident of a political subdivision of which more than one-half of the political subdivision's territory is situated in a county with a population of 25,000 or less, the registrar of a county in which the political subdivision is wholly or partly situated shall prepare and furnish to the person a list containing the registered voters of that county who reside in the political subdivision or, if requested, who reside in a territorial unit of the political subdivision from which a member of the subdivision's governing body is elected by only the voters residing in the territorial unit.(b)  A request under Subsection (a) must be accompanied by a description or map, if a map is available, of the boundary of the political subdivision or territorial unit.  The boundary information must be of sufficient detail to enable the registrar to prepare the requested list.(c)  The list must contain the name of each voter whose registration is effective on the date the list is furnished and must comply with the requirements as to form and content prescribed by Section 18.005.(d)  The list shall be furnished as soon as practicable after the request but not later than the 30th day after the date the registrar receives the request and boundary description or map.(e)  The registrar may charge a fee for the list not to exceed the actual expense incurred in preparing the list.  The fees shall be used to defray expenses incurred in preparing the lists.(f)  Section 18.009 applies to the use of information obtained under Subsection (a).(g)  Except as provided by this section, this subchapter does not apply to a list furnished under this section.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 18.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter B. Registration Statements|Section 18.043. Statement Required Under Federal Law

Sec. 18.043.  STATEMENT REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW.  (a)  At the times prescribed by the secretary of state, the registrar shall deliver to the secretary a statement containing the voter registration information determined by the secretary to be necessary to comply with reporting requirements prescribed under federal law.(b)  The secretary of state shall prescribe the form, content, and procedure for each statement required under this section.(c)  The registrar shall maintain the information required for the statements in accordance with procedures prescribed by the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Elec COde § 18.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.061. Statewide Computerized Voter Registration List

Sec. 18.061.  STATEWIDE COMPUTERIZED VOTER REGISTRATION LIST.  (a)  The secretary of state shall implement and maintain a statewide computerized voter registration list that serves as the single system for storing and managing the official list of registered voters in the state.(b)  The statewide computerized voter registration list must:(1)  contain the name and registration information of each voter registered in the state;(2)  assign a unique identifier to each registered voter; and(3)  be available to any county election official in the state through immediate electronic access.(c)  Under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state, each voter registrar shall provide to the secretary of state on an expedited basis the information necessary to maintain the registration list established under Subsection (a).  The procedures shall provide for the electronic submission of the information and ensure that each voter registrar collects and reports the correct month, day, and year of birth for each registered voter.(d)  The secretary of state may contract with counties to provide them with electronic data services to facilitate the implementation and maintenance of the statewide computerized voter registration list.  The secretary shall use funds collected under the contracts to defray expenses incurred in implementing and maintaining the statewide computerized voter registration list.(e)  The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to ensure that when a voter registers in another county, as determined under Section 16.031(a)(6), the statewide computerized voter registration list is updated to reflect the voter's registration in the new county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 2280), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 713 (H.B. 4034), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 18.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.062. Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program

Sec. 18.062.  INTERSTATE VOTER REGISTRATION CROSSCHECK PROGRAM.  (a)  To maintain the statewide voter registration list and to prevent duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall cooperate with other states and jurisdictions to develop systems to compare voters, voter history, and voter registration lists to identify voters whose addresses have changed.(b)  A system developed under this section must comply with the National Voter Registration Act (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 473 (S.B. 795), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 18.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.064. Sanction for Noncompliance

Sec. 18.064.  SANCTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.  If a registrar fails to substantially comply with Section 15.083, 16.032, or 18.061 or with rules adopted by the secretary of state implementing the statewide computerized voter registration list, the registrar is not entitled to receive state funds for financing voter registration in the county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 18.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.066. Availability of Statewide Computerized Voter Registration List Information

Sec. 18.066.  AVAILABILITY OF STATEWIDE COMPUTERIZED VOTER REGISTRATION LIST INFORMATION.  (a)  The secretary of state shall furnish information in the statewide computerized voter registration list to any person on request not later than the 15th day after the date the request is received.(b)  Information furnished under this section may not include:(1)  a voter's social security number; or(2)  the residence address of a voter whose residence address is confidential under Section 13.004.(c)  The secretary shall furnish the information in the form and order in which it is stored or if practicable in any other form or order requested.(d)  To receive information under this section, a person must submit an affidavit to the secretary stating that the person will not use the information obtained in connection with advertising or promoting commercial products or services.(e)  The secretary may prescribe a schedule of fees for furnishing information under this section.  A fee may not exceed the actual expense incurred in reproducing the information requested.(f)  The secretary shall use fees collected under this section to defray expenses incurred in the furnishing of the information.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 9, 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (H.B. 41), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 465 (S.B. 281), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 18.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.067. Unlawful Use of Statewide Computerized Voter Registration List

Sec. 18.067.  UNLAWFUL USE OF STATEWIDE COMPUTERIZED VOTER REGISTRATION LIST.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person uses information in connection with advertising or promoting commercial products or services that the person knows was obtained under Section 18.066.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Elec COde § 18.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.068. Comparison of Information Regarding Ineligibility

Sec. 18.068.  COMPARISON OF INFORMATION REGARDING INELIGIBILITY.  (a)  The secretary of state shall quarterly compare the information received under Section 16.001 of this code and Sections 62.113 and 62.114, Government Code, to the statewide computerized voter registration list.  If the secretary determines that a voter on the registration list is deceased or has been excused or disqualified from jury service because the voter is not a citizen or a resident of the county in which the voter is registered to vote, the secretary shall send notice of the determination to the voter registrar of the counties considered appropriate by the secretary.(a-1)  The secretary of state is not required to send notice under Subsection (a) for a voter who is subject to an exemption from jury service under Section 62.106, Government Code, if that exemption is the only reason the voter is excused from jury service.(b)  The secretary of state shall by rule determine what information combinations identified as common to a voter and to an individual who is deceased constitute a weak match or a strong match in order to:(1)  produce the least possible impact on Texas voters; and(2)  fulfill its responsibility to manage the voter rolls.(c)  The secretary of state may not determine that a voter is deceased based on a weak match.  The secretary of state may inform the county of the voter's residence that a weak match exists.(d)  On receiving notification from the secretary of state under Subsection (c) that a weak match of identifying information exists for a county voter and an individual who is deceased, the county shall investigate whether the voter is the individual who is deceased.(e)  The secretary of state may determine that a voter is deceased based on a strong match.(f)  The secretary of state may obtain, for purposes of determining whether a voter is deceased, information from other state agency databases relating to a voter that is the same type of information that the secretary of state or a voter registrar collects or stores for voter registration purposes.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 683 (H.B. 174), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 3593), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 2.07, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 18.0681 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.0681. Secretary of State Authority to Eliminate Duplicate Registration Records

Sec. 18.0681.  SECRETARY OF STATE AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATE REGISTRATION RECORDS.  (a)  The secretary of state shall periodically compare the information regarding voters maintained as part of the statewide computerized voter registration list to determine whether any voters have more than one voter registration record on file.(b)  The secretary of state shall by rule determine what information combinations identified as common to more than one registration record constitute a weak match or a strong match in order to:(1)  produce the least possible impact on Texas voters; and(2)  fulfill its responsibility to manage the voter rolls.(c)  The secretary of state may not determine that a voter has more than one registration record based on a weak match.  The secretary of state may inform the county of the voter's residence that a weak match exists.(d)  If the secretary of state determines that a voter on the registration list has more than one registration record on file based on a strong match, the secretary shall send notice of the determination to the voter registrar of the county with the oldest registration record in which the voter is registered to vote.  If the voter records identified are:(1)  located in the same county, the voter registrar may merge the records following a determination that each record belongs to the same voter using the procedure for the correction of registration records under Section 15.022; or(2)  located in more than one county, the registrar of the county with the oldest record may deliver a written confirmation notice in accordance with Section 15.051 or cancel the registration of the voter in accordance with Section 16.031(a)(1), provided that the voter's record in the county with the newest registration record is not on the suspense list.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 713 (H.B. 4034), Sec. 4, eff. June 12, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 18.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 18 - Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters|Subchapter C. Statewide Voter Registration List|Section 18.069. Voting History

Sec. 18.069.  VOTING HISTORY.  Not later than the 30th day after the date of the primary, runoff primary, or general election or any special election ordered by the governor, the general custodian of election records shall electronically submit to the secretary of state the record of each voter participating in the election.  The record must include a notation of whether the voter voted on election day, voted early by personal appearance, voted early by mail under Chapter 86, or voted early by mail under Chapter 101.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Redesignated from Election Code, Section 18.068 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(14), eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (H.B. 2050), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 20.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 20 - Voter Registration Agencies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 20.001. Designation of Voter Registration Agencies

Sec. 20.001.  DESIGNATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCIES.  (a)  The following state agencies are designated as voter registration agencies:(1)  Health and Human Services Commission;(2)  Department of Aging and Disability Services;(3)  Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services;(4)  Department of State Health Services; and(5)  any other agency or program as determined by the secretary of state that primarily provides:(A)  public assistance; or(B)  services to persons with disabilities.(b)  The Department of Public Safety is designated as a voter registration agency.(c)  Each public library, including any branch or other service outlet, is designated as a voter registration agency.  In this chapter, "public library" means a library that:(1)  is regularly open for business for more than 30 hours a week;(2)  is operated by a single public agency or board;(3)  is open without charge to all persons under identical conditions;  and(4)  receives its financial support wholly or partly from public funds.(d)  Each marriage license office of the county clerk is designated as a voter registration agency.(e)  The secretary of state shall designate other agencies or offices as voter registration agencies as necessary for compliance with federal law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1090 (H.B. 2068), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 20.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 20 - Voter Registration Agencies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 20.002. Agency-Prescribed Registration Application Form

Sec. 20.002.  AGENCY-PRESCRIBED REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM.  Instead of using the official voter registration application form prescribed by the secretary of state, a voter registration agency may use an official form prescribed by the agency, if approved by the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|