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By: Bonnen, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Taylor) |
H.B. No. 574 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021; |
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April 21, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 5, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 3; May 5, 2021, sent |
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to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 574 |
By: Hughes |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 276, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 276.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 276.014. OTHER ELECTION OFFENSES. (a) A person |
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commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes |
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any effort to: |
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(1) count votes the person knows are invalid or alter a |
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report to include votes the person knows are invalid; or |
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(2) refuse to count valid votes or alter a report to |
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exclude valid votes. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second |
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degree. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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