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Texas Election Code § 114.002

Eligibility

Voting Federal Ballot by Overseas Citizen

A United States citizen dwelling outside the United States is eligible to vote a federal ballot by mail if:

(1) the citizen's most recent domicile in the United States was in this state and the citizen's intent to return to this state is uncertain;

(2) the citizen would be eligible for registration as a voter in this state if a resident; and

(3) the citizen is not eligible to vote on federal offices in any other state.

Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.30; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.