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§ 63.0051 — CONFIRMING REGISTRATION STATUS OF VOTER

EL § 63.0051Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 63. ACCEPTING VOTER

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(a)If the name of a voter who is offering to vote is not on the precinct list of registered voters, an election officer may contact the voter registrar regarding the voter's registration status.
(b)If the election officer determines the voter is a registered voter of the territory covered by the election but is offering to vote in the incorrect precinct, the election officer shall provide the correct precinct location information to the voter.
(c)Notwithstanding Section 63.009, a voter shall be accepted for voting if the voter's identity has been verified from documentation as required by Section 63.001(b) and it can be determined from the voter registrar that:
(1)the voter's registration was improperly canceled and has been reinstated under Section 16.037;
(2)an error in the voter registration record caused the voter's name to not appear on the list of registered voters, and the error has been corrected under Section 15.022; or
(3)the voter's name has been inadvertently left off the list of registered voters for the precinct.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2021.