Sec. 13.142. 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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration
Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration
Subchapter F. Initial Registration
Section 13.141. Registration Number
Section 13.142. Initial Registration Certificate
Section 13.143. Effective Date of Registration; Period of Effectiveness
Section 13.144. Delivery of Initial Certificate to Voter
Section 13.145. Unlawful Delivery of Certificate
Section 13.146. Confirmation Notice on Return of Initial Certificate