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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided August 31, 1984Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable El Franco Lee Chairman Committee on Elections Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Construction of House Bill No. 718 which amends article 5.01 of the Election Code

Dear Representative Lee:

You request an interpretation of House Bill No. 718 of the Sixty-eighth Legislature which amended article 5.01 of the Election Code to read in pertinent part:

The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to vote in this state:. . . .

3. Persons while incarcerated, on parole, mandatory supervision, or probation as a result of a felony conviction.

4. Persons who…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Richardson v. RamirezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. O'Brien v. SkinnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Thomas v. GroeblTexas Supreme Court · 1948

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