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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the security of electronic voting system media. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 129.051, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The general custodian of election records shall develop |
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a procedure for tracking the custody of each electronic information |
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storage medium from its storage location, through election coding |
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and the election process, to its final post-election disposition |
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and return to storage. The chain of custody must require two or |
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more individuals to perform a check and verification check whenever |
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a transfer of custody occurs, and must include the maintenance of a |
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log signed by the individuals and containing the serial number or |
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other unique identifier of the medium. |
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(h) The secretary of state shall create a standard form for |
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maintaining the log under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |