Tex. Election Code § 16.037
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 16.037, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 16.037. REINSTATEMENT OF REGISTRATION.
Official statutory text
(a) If the registrar determines after cancellation of a registration that the registration should not have been canceled, the registrar shall reinstate it.
(b) If, after canceling a voter's registration under Section 16.032, the registrar receives a statement of residence executed by the voter under Section 63.0011 at an election held before the date the voter's registration was required to be canceled, the registrar shall reinstate the registration.
(c) On reinstatement of a registration, the registrar shall enter the date of and reason for the reinstatement on the voter's registration application and duplicate registration certificate, make any appropriate corrections in the registration records, and take any other action necessary to give effect to the reinstatement.
(d) A reinstatement of a registration takes effect immediately.
(b) If, after canceling a voter's registration under Section 16.032, the registrar receives a statement of residence executed by the voter under Section 63.0011 at an election held before the date the voter's registration was required to be canceled, the registrar shall reinstate the registration.
(c) On reinstatement of a registration, the registrar shall enter the date of and reason for the reinstatement on the voter's registration application and duplicate registration certificate, make any appropriate corrections in the registration records, and take any other action necessary to give effect to the reinstatement.
(d) A reinstatement of a registration takes effect immediately.
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