79R6255 JRJ-D

By:  Denny                                                        H.B. No. 2281



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the delivery of certain early voting ballots to the 
central counting station.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 87.101, Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows:    
	Sec. 87.101.  DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO COUNTING STATION.  On 
the direction of the presiding judge, the early voting ballot board 
shall deliver to the central counting station the container for the 
early voting electronic system ballots that are to be counted by 
automatic tabulating equipment at a central counting station.  
Except as provided by Section 87.042(b), the [The] board shall make 
the delivery without opening the container and in accordance with 
the procedure applicable to electronic system ballots cast at a 
precinct polling place.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.