(a) The registrar shall cancel a voter’s registration immediately on receipt of:
(1) notice under § 13.072(b), 15.021, or 18.0681(d) or a response under § 15.053 that the voter’s residence is outside the county;
(2) an abstract of the voter’s death certificate under § 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that the voter is deceased under § 16.001(b);
(3) an abstract of a final judgment of the voter’s total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under § 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004;
(4) notice under § 112.012 that the voter has applied for a limited ballot in another county;
(5) notice from a voter registration official in another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this state;
(6) notice from the early voting clerk under § 101.053 that a federal postcard application submitted by an applicant states a voting residence address located outside the registrar’s county; or
(7) notice from the secretary of state that the voter has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the voter’s driver’s license number or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security number.
(b) The registrar shall cancel a voter’s registration immediately if the registrar:
(1) determines from information received under § 16.001(c) that the voter is deceased;
(2) has personal knowledge that the voter is deceased;
(3) receives from a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to the voter a sworn statement by that person indicating that the voter is deceased; or
(4) receives notice from the secretary of state under § 18.068 that the voter is deceased.

Terms Used In Texas Election Code 16.031

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Residence address: means the street address and any apartment number, or the address at which mail is received if the residence has no address, and the city, state, and zip code that correspond to a person's residence. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011