Texas § 13.121 OFFICIAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION BY MAIL.

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§ 13.121 — OFFICIAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION BY MAIL.

Texas § 13.121

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 13.121 (2026).

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Sec. 13.121. OFFICIAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION BY MAIL.

(a)The officially prescribed application form for registration by mail must be in the form of a business reply postcard, unless another form or system is used under Subsection (b), with postage paid by the state. The secretary of state shall design the form to enhance the legibility of its contents.

(b)The secretary of state shall obtain a permit from the United States Postal Service for use of the postage-paid application form and shall arrange for payment of the postal charges with warrants issued by the comptroller of public accounts. The secretary may use any other form or system made available by the United States Postal Service if the form or system is less costly than the business reply system.

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Sec. 13.121. OFFICIAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION BY MAIL. (a) The officially prescribed application form for registration by mail must be in the form of a business reply postcard, unless another form or system is used under Subsection (b), with postage paid by the state. The secretary of state shall design the form to enhance the legibility of its contents.
(b) The secretary of state shall obtain a permit from the United States Postal Service for use of the postage-paid application form and shall arrange for payment of the postal charges with warrants issued by the comptroller of public accounts. The secretary may use any other form or system made available by the United States Postal Service if the form or system is less costly than the business reply system.
(c) The secretary of state shall have the official application forms for registration by mail printed and shall furnish the forms without charge to each registrar in a quantity the secretary determines sufficient for the proper conduct of voter registration.
(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe the procedures necessary to implement this section.

Legislative History

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.