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AN ACT
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relating to the public inspection of election records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.012, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsections (f) and (g), an [An] |
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election record shall be available not later than the 15th day after |
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election day in an electronic format for a fee of not more than $50. |
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(f) Beginning on the first day after the date the final |
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canvass of an election is completed, the general custodian of |
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election records shall make available for public inspection |
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election records that are: |
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(1) images of voted ballots, if a county maintains |
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images of voted ballots; or |
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(2) cast vote records. |
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(g) Beginning on the 61st day after election day, the |
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general custodian of election records shall make available for |
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public inspection election records that are original voted ballots. |
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(h) The custodian shall adopt procedures to ensure the |
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redaction of any personally identifiable information of the voter |
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contained on a ballot before making the voted ballot available for |
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public inspection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5180 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 5180 on May 26, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5180 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |