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"(b) Between November 1 and the succeeding December 15 of each year in
which no general election is held, beginning in 1977, the registrar shall prepare and mail
to each registered voter in the county as of the preceding October 31 a registration
certificate for use during the succeeding two voting years. The certificate shall be
mailed to the permanent residence address slhwn on the voter's registration
application; or, if provided, the mailing address. It shall not be sent in the same
envelope as the voter's tax statement. Attached to or made a part of the registration
certificate shall be adequate space for the voter to insert any change of information
other than that printed on the certificate. If the voter has noted such changes, the notice
shall be signed and affirmed by the voter and returned to the registrar for correction of
the records and issuance of a corrected certificate to the voter.
"The registration certificate or envelope containing the certificate shall be
marked with a direction to the postal authorities not to forward it to any other address
and to return it to the registrar if the addressee is no longer at that address, with the
reason for nondelivery and address correction information to be furnished to the
registrar. The registrar may make whatever arrangements with the postal authorities
he deems suitable for handling the payment for the address correction service. In the
event the certificate is returned and such forwarding address is received, the registrar
shall mail to the registrant at such forwarding address a notice that his registration will
be cancelled unless he certifies to the registrar by February 1 his current residence
address or certifies to the registrar such other relevant information which would be
determinative of his right to retain his current registered status. If the voter replies to
the notice, the registrar shall take the appropriate action indicated by the reply. If no
reply is received by February 1 the registrar shall cancel the voter's registration. Where
the registration certificate is returned and no forwarding address information is
available, that person's registration shall be cancelled if the voter has not otherwise
provided information to the registrar by February 1 of that voting year. The notice
shall also inform the voter of the need to obtain a corrected registration certificate if
any of the information appearing on his current certificate is incorrect. The notice shall
state that the voter's registration will be cancelled if the registrar does not receive an
appropriate reply by February 1 of that voting year. If the voter replies to the notice,
the registrar shall take the appropriate action indicated by the reply. If no appropriate
reply is received by February 1 of that voting year, the registrar shall cancel the voter's
registration, and shall send notice thereof to the voter in the same manner as the notice.
Except that, if a notice is returned to the registrar as undeliverable or no forwarding
information is available, the registrar shall cancel the voter's registration.
"(c) Each voter whose registration becomes effective after October 31 of an
odd-numbered year, beginning with 1977, but before the following March I shall be
issued an initial certificate valid for the remainder of that voting year and a certificate
valid for use during the two-year period beginning the following March 1.
"(d) A registrar of voters who knowingly issues, mails, or delivers a registration
certificate to a person other than the applicant therefor or his lawful agent as provided
in Section 45a of this code (Article 5.13a, Vernon's Texas Election Code), is guilty of a
felony of the third degree.
"(e) Any person whose registration is cancelled under the provision of this
section shall be required to reregister in the same manner as an initial registrant. The
secretary of state shall prescribe forms for the various documents required by this
section."
"Subdivision 3. Information required on certificate. (a) Each certificate shall
show the voter's name, permanent residence address, mailing address if any, sex,
election precinct number, and if an initial certificate, the effective date of the
registration. It shall contain a blank space for political party affiliation of the voter, to
be completed as provided in Section 179a, of this code (Article 13.01a, Vernon's Texas
Election Code). It shall not show the voter's telephone number or social security
number. The certificate shall have a place for the voter's signature, and shall contain orMay 20, 1975
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Sixty-Fourth Legislature, Volume 2, legislative document, 1975; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146007/m1/47/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.