Tex. Elec. Code § 15.002 · Subchapter A. FORM AND CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE; REPLACEMENT OF CERTIFICATE
OPTIONAL CONTENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A voter registration certificate may contain an explanation of the voter's rights or duties under this code, including:
(1) the procedure by which the voter will receive a renewal certificate;
(2) the necessity of notifying the registrar if the voter changes residence;
(3) the necessity of applying for a new registration if the voter changes residence to another county;
(4) the period during which the voter may vote a limited ballot after changing residence to another county;
(5) the procedure for voting without a certificate; and
(6) the procedure for obtaining a replacement for a lost or destroyed certificate.
(b) An explanation authorized by Subsection (a) may appear on a separate sheet accompanying the certificate when it is delivered.
(c) In addition to the territorial units required to be listed on a voter registration certificate under Section 15.001(a)(16), a certificate may contain up to seven jurisdictional or distinguishing numbers for any other territorial units in which the voter resides.
(d) A voter registration certificate may contain the voter's sex.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 532 (S.B. 932), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.15.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 a1d440658cc0b6d55115c979408349e30066597ac38ccbde200e4ef3dc4693b8
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Cited by 1 provision
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Elec. Code § 15.002. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.