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§ 63.006 — VOTER WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WHO IS NOT ON LIST

EL § 63.006Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 63. ACCEPTING VOTER

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(a)A voter who, when offering to vote, presents the documentation required under Section 63.001(b) but whose name is not on the precinct list of registered voters shall be accepted for voting if the voter also presents a voter registration certificate indicating that the voter is currently registered:
(1)in the precinct in which the voter is offering to vote; or
(2)in a different precinct in the same county as the precinct in which the voter is offering to vote and the voter executes an affidavit stating that the voter:
(A)is a resident of the precinct in which the voter is offering to vote or is otherwise entitled by law to vote in that precinct;
(B)was a resident of the precinct in which the voter is offering to vote at the time the information on the voter's residence address was last provided to the voter registrar;
(C)did not deliberately provide false information to secure registration in a precinct in which the voter does not reside; and

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2012.