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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the plan for the operation of a central counting |
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station. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 127.007, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The plan required under this section must include: |
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(1) information on [address] the process for comparing |
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the number of voters who signed the combination form or electronic |
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poll list with the number of votes cast for the entire election; |
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(2) who will provide information to the presiding |
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judge of the central counting station to complete the |
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reconciliation of votes and voters conducted under Section |
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127.131(f); |
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(3) the date, time, and location of the second and |
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third logic and accuracy tests to be conducted at the central |
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counting station or regional tabulating center serving the central |
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counting station and the procedures regarding an unsuccessful logic |
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and accuracy test; |
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(4) the date, time, and place the central counting |
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station will operate before, on, and after election day, as |
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applicable; |
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(5) the names of the tabulation supervisor, central |
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counting station manager, presiding judge, and alternate presiding |
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judge and the party affiliations of the presiding judge and |
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alternate presiding judge in the central counting stations and |
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regional tabulating center serving the central counting station, as |
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applicable; |
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(6) the procedure regarding ballot security, |
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including ballot storage and chain of custody procedures from the |
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time the central counting station or regional tabulating center |
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receives a sealed ballot box under Section 127.068 through the |
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period for preserving the precinct election records under Section |
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66.058; and |
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(7) information regarding the livestream available to |
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the public under Section 127.1232. |
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(c) Not later than the fifth day before election day: |
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(1) the [The] plan required under this section must be |
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posted on the county's Internet website in the same location that |
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the county clerk provides information on elections held by the |
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county; and |
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(2) a copy of the plan, including the contact |
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information of the persons described by Subsection (b)(5), must be |
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provided to the members of the county election board [available to |
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the public on request not later than 5 p.m. on the fifth day before |
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the date of the election]. |
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(d) If a plan required by this section is revised after the |
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date the plan is posted in accordance with Subsection (c), the |
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county's Internet website must be updated to include: |
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(1) the plan with incorporated revisions; and |
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(2) either: |
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(A) a list with the date of each revision and the |
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section revised; or |
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(B) a revised version of the plan conspicuously |
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displaying each revision and the date of those revisions. |
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(e) The contact information of a person described by |
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Subsection (b)(5) is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |