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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that an auditable voting system be used in |
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an election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 129, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 129.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 129.003. PAPER AUDIT TRAIL REQUIRED. (a) In this |
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section, "auditable voting system" means a voting system that: |
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(1) uses a paper record; or |
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(2) produces a paper receipt by which a voter can |
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verify that the voter's ballot will be counted accurately. |
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(b) Beginning January 1, 2023, a voting system that consists |
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of direct recording electronic voting machines may not be used in an |
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election unless the system is an auditable voting system. |
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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. |