Tex.
Election Code Section 16.031
Cancellation on Official Notice of Ineligibility
(a)
The registrar shall cancel a voter’s registration immediately on receipt of:(1)
notice under Section 13.072 (Action on Application)(b), 15.021 (Notice of Change in Registration Information by Voter), or 18.0681 (Secretary of State Authority to Eliminate Duplicate Registration Records)(d) or a response under Section 15.053 (Response to Confirmation Notice) that the voter’s residence is outside the county;(2)
an abstract of the voter’s death certificate under Section 16.001 (Death)(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that the voter is deceased under Section 16.001 (Death)(b);(3)
an abstract of a final judgment of the voter’s total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under Section 16.002 (Mental Incapacity), 16.003 (Felony Conviction), or 16.004 (Disqualification in Election Contest);(4)
notice under Section 112.012 (Notification to Voter Registrar) that the voter has applied for a limited ballot in another county;(5)
notice from a voter registration official in another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this state;(6)
notice from the early voting clerk under Section 101.053 (Action by Early Voting Clerk on Certain Applications) that a federal postcard application submitted by an applicant states a voting residence address located outside the registrar’s county; or(7)
notice from the secretary of state that the voter has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the voter’s driver’s license number or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security number.(b)
The registrar shall cancel a voter’s registration immediately if the registrar:(1)
determines from information received under Section 16.001 (Death)(c) that the voter is deceased;(2)
has personal knowledge that the voter is deceased;(3)
receives from a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573 (Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions), Government Code, to the voter a sworn statement by that person indicating that the voter is deceased; or(4)
receives notice from the secretary of state under Section 18.068 (Comparison of Information Regarding Ineligibility) that the voter is deceased.
Source:
Section 16.031 — Cancellation on Official Notice of Ineligibility, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.16.htm#16.031 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
