{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-101.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 101.003","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Federal postcard application\" means an application for a ballot to be voted under this chapter submitted on the official federal form prescribed under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. Sections 20301 through 20311).\n(2) \"FPCA registrant\" means a person registered to vote under Section 101.055.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.24; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 65, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING","SUBTITLE B. SPECIAL FORMS OF EARLY VOTING","CHAPTER 101. VOTING BY RESIDENT FEDERAL POSTCARD APPLICANT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.101.htm#101.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"d4d98c71d625c6c4bb68b8432ec9b431e6e1b43020201708048e1db9f1d430a6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-101.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-101.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}