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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure for making any change from any voting |
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standard, practice, or procedure authorized by the Election Code |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Election Code is amended by adding |
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Section 1.022 as follows: |
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Sec. 1.022. ALTERATIONS TO VOTING STANDARD, PRACTICE, OR |
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PROCEDURE. An election official of the state or of a political |
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subdivision may not create, alter or suspend any voting standard, |
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practice, or procedure in a manner not expressly authorized by the |
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this code. |
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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 September 1, 2021 and applies to any election held |
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after that date. |