79S30501 DRH-D

By:  Kolkhorst                                                    H.B. No. 62 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of certain voting equipment in an election that 
does not involve a federal office.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 61.012, Election Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  For an election in which a federal office does not 
appear on the ballot, this section does not require the use of a 
voting station that meets the requirements for accessibility  under 
42 U.S.C. Section 15481(a)(3).  An authority holding an election 
shall notify the secretary of state if the authority does not 
provide at least one voting station at each polling place used in 
the election that meets the requirements for accessibility under 42 
U.S.C. Section 15481(a)(3).
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.