By Villarreal                                         H.B. No. 2779
         77R5280 GGS-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to eligibility requirements for representatives appointed
 1-3     to observe an election recount.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 213.013(e), Election Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           (e)  To be eligible to serve as a representative at a
 1-8     recount, the person must satisfy the eligibility requirements
 1-9     prescribed by this code for watchers in the election.  A
1-10     representative appointed to serve at a recount must deliver a
1-11     certificate of appointment to the recount committee chair at the
1-12     time the representative reports for service.  A representative who
1-13     presents himself or herself for service at any time immediately
1-14     before or during the recount and submits a proper certificate of
1-15     appointment must be accepted for service unless the number of
1-16     appointees to which the appointing authority is entitled have
1-17     already been accepted.
1-18           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.