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§ 18.065 — SECRETARY OF STATE TO MONITOR REGISTRAR'S COMPLIANCE

EL § 18.065Title 2. VOTER QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION · Ch. 18. PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING REGISTERED VOTERS · Art. C. STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST

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(a)The secretary of state shall monitor each registrar for substantial compliance with Sections 15.083, 16.032, and 18.061 and with rules implementing the statewide computerized voter registration list.
(b)On determining that a registrar is not in substantial compliance, the secretary shall deliver written notice of the noncompliance to the registrar and include in the notice a description of the violation and an explanation of the action necessary for substantial compliance and of the consequences of noncompliance.
(c)On determining that a noncomplying registrar has corrected the violation and is in substantial compliance, the secretary shall deliver written notice to the registrar that the registrar is in substantial compliance.
(d)The secretary shall retain a copy of each notice the secretary delivers under this section for two years after the date the notice is delivered.
(e)If the secretary of state determines that a voter registrar is not in substantial compliance with a requirement imposed on the registrar by a provision or rule described in Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall:
(1)for the first violation, require the registrar to attend a training course under Subsection (h);

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 15.01, eff. September 28, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 2.06, eff. December 2, 2021.