Texas Election Code 18.061 – Statewide Computerized Voter Registration List
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(a) The secretary of state shall implement and maintain a statewide computerized voter registration list that serves as the single system for storing and managing the official list of registered voters in the state.
(b) The statewide computerized voter registration list must:
(1) contain the name and registration information of each voter registered in the state;
(2) assign a unique identifier to each registered voter; and
(3) be available to any county election official in the state through immediate electronic access.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 18.061
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Election official: means :
(A) a county clerk;
(B) a permanent or temporary deputy county clerk;
(C) an elections administrator;
(D) a permanent or temporary employee of an elections administrator;
(E) an election judge;
(F) an alternate election judge;
(G) an early voting clerk;
(H) a deputy early voting clerk;
(I) an election clerk;
(J) the presiding judge of an early voting ballot board;
(K) the alternate presiding judge of an early voting ballot board;
(L) a member of an early voting ballot board;
(M) the chair of a signature verification committee;
(N) the vice chair of a signature verification committee;
(O) a member of a signature verification committee;
(P) the presiding judge of a central counting station;
(Q) the alternate presiding judge of a central counting station;
(R) a central counting station manager;
(S) a central counting station clerk;
(T) a tabulation supervisor;
(U) an assistant to a tabulation supervisor; and
(V) a chair of a county political party holding a primary election or a runoff primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005 - Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Registered voter: means a person registered to vote in this state whose registration is effective. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state, each voter registrar shall provide to the secretary of state on an expedited basis the information necessary to maintain the registration list established under Subsection (a). The procedures shall provide for the electronic submission of the information and ensure that each voter registrar collects and reports the correct month, day, and year of birth for each registered voter.
(d) The secretary of state may contract with counties to provide them with electronic data services to facilitate the implementation and maintenance of the statewide computerized voter registration list. The secretary shall use funds collected under the contracts to defray expenses incurred in implementing and maintaining the statewide computerized voter registration list.
(e) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to ensure that when a voter registers in another county, as determined under § 16.031(a)(6), the statewide computerized voter registration list is updated to reflect the voter’s registration in the new county.