(a) Deceased Matching criteria. In accordance with provisions of Texas Election Code §18.068(b), information received under Texas Election Code §16.001, shall be matched against the voter registration rolls to identify Strong Match and Weak Match records based on the following criteria:
(1) Strong Matched Deceased records are identified when the Last Name, Full Social Security Number (SSN) (9 digits), and Date of Birth (DOB) match between the voter record and the deceased record.
(2) Weak Match Deceased records are identified when one of the following combinations matches between the voter record and the deceased record are identified:
(b) Duplicate Matching criteria. In accordance with provisions of Texas Election Code §18.0681(b), potential duplicate registrations shall be identified as Strong Match and Weak Match records based on the following criteria:
(1) Strong Matched Duplicate records are identified when one of the following combinations matches between voter records:
(2) Weak Match Duplicate records are identified when one of the following combinations matches between voter records:
(c) For all matching criteria involving a voter record, the voter's current and former Last Names are considered in the matching process where "Last Name" is designated.
Source Note: The provisions of this §81.6 adopted to be effective September 28, 2017, 42 TexReg 4985