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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election |
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in this state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States |
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by a company headquartered in the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 122.032, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) For a voting system or voting system equipment to be |
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approved for use in elections, the voting system in which the |
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equipment is designed to be used must: |
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(1) comply with the standards prescribed by Subchapter |
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A; and |
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(2) beginning September 1, 2021, be manufactured, |
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stored, and held in the United States and sold by a company whose: |
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(A) headquarters are located in the United |
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States; and |
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(B) parent company's headquarters, if |
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applicable, are located in the United States. |
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(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), a voting system or |
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voting system equipment is considered to be manufactured in the |
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United States if: |
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(1) final assembly of the voting system or voting system |
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equipment occurs in the United States; and |
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(2) all firmware and software are installed and tested in |
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the United States. |
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SECTION 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY. (a) The secretary of state |
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shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine the feasibility of |
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requiring each voting system used in an election in this state to |
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have all components of the voting system, including all software |
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and hardware, manufactured, stored, and held in the United States. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the secretary shall |
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create a detailed report summarizing the findings of the study and |
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deliver the report to the legislature. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |