Tex. Government Code § 62.0142
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 62.0142, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 62.0142. NOTICE ON WRITTEN SUMMONS.
Official statutory text
If a written summons for jury duty allows a person to claim a disqualification or exemption by signing a statement and returning it to the clerk of the court, the form must notify the person that by claiming a disqualification or exemption based on:
(1) the lack of citizenship, the person will no longer be eligible to vote if the person fails to provide proof of citizenship; or
(2) lack of residence in the county, the person might no longer be eligible to vote in the county.
(1) the lack of citizenship, the person will no longer be eligible to vote if the person fails to provide proof of citizenship; or
(2) lack of residence in the county, the person might no longer be eligible to vote in the county.
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