Sec. 15.0215. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR FEDERAL JUDGE OR STATE JUDGE AND SPOUSE. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.

(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 or state judge and of the name of the judge's spouse, 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 and the spouse of the judge; 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.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (H.B. 41), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 465 (S.B. 281), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (S.B. 42), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.