Tex.
Election Code Section 15.052
Official Confirmation Notice and Confirmation Notice Response Forms
(a)
The officially prescribed form for a confirmation notice must include:(1)
a statement that, if the voter fails to submit to the registrar a written, signed response confirming the voter’s current residence on or before the 30th day after the date the confirmation notice is mailed:(A)
the voter is subject to submission of a statement of residence before the voter may be accepted for voting in an election held after that deadline; or(B)
for a notice delivered under Section 14.023 (Confirmation Notice After Return of Renewal Certificate), the voter will remain subject to submission of a statement of residence before the voter may be accepted for voting in an election;(2)
a warning that the voter’s registration is subject to cancellation if the voter fails to confirm the voter’s current residence either by notifying the registrar in writing or voting on a statement of residence before November 30 following the second general election for state and county officers that occurs after the date the confirmation notice is mailed; and(3)
a statement that the voter must include all of the required information on the official confirmation notice response form.(b)
The official confirmation notice response form must:(1)
provide spaces for the voter to include all of the information that a person must include in an application to register to vote under Section 13.002 (Application Required);(2)
describe the requirements of Section 15.054 (Documentation of Residence for Purposes of Confirmation Notice Response), provide a space for the voter to indicate if the voter is exempt from those requirements, and provide a space to indicate the reason for an exemption, if any;(3)
provide the definition of residence under Section 1.015 (Residence); and(4)
be postage prepaid and preaddressed for delivery to the registrar.(c)
The registrar may prescribe a different design from that prescribed by the secretary of state for an official form, if approved by the secretary.
Source:
Section 15.052 — Official Confirmation Notice and Confirmation Notice Response Forms, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.15.htm#15.052 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
