ELECTION CODE

TITLE 2. VOTER QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION

CHAPTER 11. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING


	§ 11.001.  ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.  Except as otherwise 
provided by law, to be eligible to vote in an election in this 
state, a person must:
		(1)  be a qualified voter as defined by Section 11.002 
on the day the person offers to vote;
		(2)  be a resident of the territory covered by the 
election for the office or measure on which the person desires to 
vote;  and
		(3)  satisfy all other requirements for voting 
prescribed by law for the particular election.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.                     


	§ 11.002.  QUALIFIED VOTER.  In this code, "qualified 
voter" means a person who:
		(1)  is 18 years of age or older;                                             
		(2)  is a United States citizen;                                              
		(3)  has not been determined mentally incompetent by a 
final judgment of a court;
		(4)  has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if 
so convicted, has:   
			(A)  fully discharged the person's sentence, 
including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or 
completed a period of probation ordered by any court;  or
			(B)  been pardoned or otherwise released from the 
resulting disability to vote;
		(5)  is a resident of this state;  and                                        
		(6)  is a registered voter.                                                   

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by 
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, § 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 
1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 6.01, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1993, 
73rd Leg., ch. 916, § 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th 
Leg., ch. 850, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.


	§ 11.003.  PLACE FOR VOTING.  Except as otherwise 
provided by this code, a person may vote only in the election 
precinct in which the person resides.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.                     


	§ 11.004.  VOTING IN PRECINCT OF FORMER RESIDENCE.  A 
registered voter who changes residence to another election precinct 
in the same county, if otherwise eligible, may vote a full ballot in 
the election precinct of former residence until the voter's 
registration becomes effective in the new precinct if the voter 
satisfies the residence requirements prescribed by Section 63.0011 
and submits a statement of residence in accordance with that 
section.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by 
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 
1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


	§ 11.005.  EFFECT OF VOTE BY VOTER REGISTERED IN WRONG 
PRECINCT.  If a voter who is erroneously registered in an election 
precinct in which the voter does not reside is permitted to vote by 
an election officer who does not know of the erroneous 
registration, the votes for the offices and measures on which the 
voter would have been eligible to vote in the voter's precinct of 
residence are valid unless the voter intentionally gave false 
information to procure the erroneous registration.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by 
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.