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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility requirements to serve as an election |
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watcher. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.031, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.031. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. [(a)] To |
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be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must: |
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(1) be a qualified voter[: |
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[(1) of the county in which the person is to serve, in |
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an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a |
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primary election; |
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[(2) of the part of the county in which the election is |
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held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority |
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that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence]; |
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and |
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(2) [(3) of the political subdivision, in an election |
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ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a |
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county. |
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[(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), to |
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be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must] complete training |
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under Section 33.008. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |