Texas Election Code - Section 13.001. Eligibility For Registration
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§ 13.001. ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION. (a) To be
eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must:
(1) be 18 years of age or older;
(2) be a United States citizen;
(3) not have been determined mentally incompetent by a
final judgment of a court;
(4) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if
so convicted, must have:
(A) fully discharged the person's sentence,
including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or
completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or
(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the
resulting disability to vote; and
(5) be a resident of the county in which application
for registration is made.
(b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must,
on the date the registration application is submitted to the
registrar, be at least 17 years and 10 months of age and satisfy the
requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, § 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts
1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 6.02, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1993,
73rd Leg., ch. 916, § 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th
Leg., ch. 850, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 12.004 12.005 12.006 12.031 12.032 12.033 12.034 13.001 13.002 13.003 13.004 13.005 13.006 13.007 13.031
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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