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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(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as 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 more |
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individuals to perform a check and verification check whenever a |
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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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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |