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2021 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration
Chapter 16 - Cancellation of Registration
Subchapter B. Cancellation
Section 16.039. Failure by Registrar to Timely Perform Duty
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Sec. 16.039. FAILURE BY REGISTRAR TO TIMELY PERFORM DUTY. (a) If a registrar fails to timely perform a duty imposed on the registrar under this subchapter requiring the approval, change, or cancellation of a voter's registration, the secretary of state may withhold funds administered and distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 from the registrar.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall distribute funds under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 if the registrar performs the registrar's duty not later than 30 days after the funds are withheld.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 435 (S.B. 1113), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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