Texas § EL.13.142 - INITIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
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§ EL.13.142. INITIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
INITIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. (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. 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.
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Section EL.13.142 ("INITIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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