Section 15.0215 - Omission of Address for Federal or State Judge, Federal Official, and Family Member(a) In this section, "family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of the person's qualification for office as a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge and of the names of the judge's or federal official's family members, if applicable, the registrar of the county in which the judge resides shall:(1) omit from the registration list the residence address of the judge or official and any family members of the judge or official; and(2) prepare a memorandum of the notice, indicating the substance and date of the notification, and retain the memorandum on file with the application.(c) A registered district voter who wishes to verify that an elected judge whose personal identifying information is confidential under Section 552.1175, Government Code, resides in the district may request in writing that the registrar certify the judge lives in the district. The registrar shall exercise due diligence in determining the residence of the judge and respond to the voter in writing not later than the 10th business day after the date the request is received on whether the judge resides in the district. The registrar may not release the address of the judge. The registrar is not required to certify the residence of the same judge more than once in a calendar year, but must provide copies of the certification to subsequent requestors.Tex. Elec. Code § 15.0215
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 383,Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 383,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1146,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1146,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 190,Sec. 22, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 465, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2009.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2007.