Tex. Elec. Code § 13.142 · Subchapter F. INITIAL REGISTRATION
INITIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) After approval of a registration application, the registrar shall:
(1) prepare a voter registration certificate and issue the original certificate to the applicant; and
(2) enter the applicant's county election precinct number and registration number on the applicant's registration application.
(b) In this code, "initial certificate" means a registration certificate issued under this section.
(c) An initial certificate takes effect on the effective date of the registration and expires the following January 1 of an even-numbered year.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 436, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.13.htm
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