Tex. Election Code § 13.142
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 13.142, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 13.142. INITIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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