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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 Secretary of State and Attorney General shall conduct a joint |
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forensic audit of the general election that took place on November |
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3, 2020. |
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(b) The joint forensic audit conducted under Subsection (a) |
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shall audit every precinct in each county where there is a |
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discrepancy between the total number of votes counted and voters |
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counted as having voted. |
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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 results of the audit |
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shall be submitted to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of |
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the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature |
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detailing any anomalies or discrepancies in voter data, ballot |
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data, or 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. |