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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.006(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A certificate of appointment must: |
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(1) be in writing and signed by the appointing |
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authority or, for an appointment for a write-in candidate under |
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Section 33.004, by each of the voters making the appointment; |
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(2) indicate the capacity in which the appointing |
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authority is acting; |
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(3) state the name, residence address, and voter |
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registration number of the appointee and be signed by the |
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appointee; |
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(4) identify the election and the precinct polling |
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place or other location at which the appointee is to serve; |
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(5) in an election on a measure, identify the measure |
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if more than one is to be voted on and state which side of the |
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measure the appointee represents; and |
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(6) contain an affidavit executed by the appointee |
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stating that the appointee: |
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(A) will not have possession of a device capable |
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of recording images or sound or that the appointee will disable or |
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deactivate the device while serving as a watcher; and |
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(B) has not been finally convicted of a felony of |
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the first or second degree or an offense in connection with conduct |
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directly attributable to an election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.035, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.035. INELIGIBILITY OF PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN |
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OFFENSES [ELECTION OFFENSE]. A person is ineligible to serve as a |
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watcher in an election if the person has been finally convicted of: |
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(1) a felony of the first or second degree; or |
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(2) an offense in connection with conduct directly |
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attributable to an election. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |