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House Bill 1421 |
House Author: Israel et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 1421 amends the Election Code to require the secretary of state to adopt rules defining classes of protected election data and establishing best practices for identifying and reducing risk to the electronic use, storage, and transmission of election data and the security of election systems. The bill sets out requirements for county election officers regarding annual cybersecurity training, an assessment of the cybersecurity of the county's election system, and the implementation of certain cybersecurity measures.