Tex. Elec. Code § 15.053 · Subchapter C. CONFIRMATION OF RESIDENCE
RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATION NOTICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The voter shall submit to the registrar a written, signed response to the notice that confirms the voter's current residence. The response must contain:
(1) all of the information that a person must include in an application to register to vote under Section 13.002;
(2) a sworn affirmation of the voter's current residence as defined by Section 1.015; and
(3) if the voter's residence address is a commercial post office box or similar location that does not correspond to a residence, evidence of the voter's residence address as required by Section 15.054 or an indication that the voter is exempt from those requirements.
(b) The voter shall use an official confirmation notice response form for the response unless the voter does not have possession of the official form at the time of making the response.
(c) The registrar shall act on the response in accordance with Section 13.072 and retain the response on file with the voter's registration application.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 5.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 3069), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 1111), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.15.htm
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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.
Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 1.015RESIDENCE.Printed as Section 1.015
- Tex. Elec. Code § 13.002APPLICATION REQUIRED.Printed as Section 13.002
- Tex. Elec. Code § 13.072ACTION ON APPLICATION.Printed as Section 13.072
- Tex. Elec. Code § 15.054DOCUMENTATION OF RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF CONFIRMATION NOTICE RESPONSE.Printed as Section 15.054
Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Elec. Code § 15.053. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 13.146CONFIRMATION NOTICE ON RETURN OF INITIAL CERTIFICATE.Printed as Section 15.053
- Tex. Elec. Code § 14.023CONFIRMATION NOTICE AFTER RETURN OF RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.Printed as Section 15.053
- Tex. Elec. Code § 15.022CORRECTION OF REGISTRATION RECORDS.Printed as Section 15.053
- Tex. Elec. Code § 15.025EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN CHANGES IN REGISTRATION INFORMATION.Printed as Section 15.053
- Tex. Elec. Code § 15.054DOCUMENTATION OF RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF CONFIRMATION NOTICE RESPONSE.Printed as Section 15.053
- Tex. Elec. Code § 15.081SUSPENSE LIST.Printed as Section 15.053
- Tex. Elec. Code § 16.031CANCELLATION ON OFFICIAL NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY.Printed as Section 15.053
- Tex. Elec. Code § 16.0921CONFIRMATION NOTICE ON CHALLENGE BASED ON RESIDENCE.Printed as Section 15.053
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