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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a forensic audit of 2020 election results in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 16, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Chapter 280 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 280. FORENSIC AUDIT OF 2020 GENERAL ELECTION |
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Sec. 280.001. FORENSIC AUDIT OF 2020 GENERAL ELECTION. (a) |
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The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of |
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representatives shall appoint an independent third party to conduct |
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a forensic audit of the general election that took place on November |
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3, 2020. |
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(b) The independent third party appointed under Subsection |
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(a) shall audit every precinct in each county with a population of |
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415,000 or more. |
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(c) The audit under this section must begin not later than |
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November 1, 2021, and be completed not later than February 1, 2022. |
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(d) Not later than March 1, 2022, the independent third |
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party conducting the audit under this section shall submit a report |
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to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and each member of the legislature detailing any |
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anomalies or discrepancies in voter data, ballot data, or |
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tabulation. |
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(e) This chapter expires April 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |