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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring that a computerized voting system produce a |
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paper record for recount or audit purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 128.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read |
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as follows: |
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(c) The procedures must include a requirement that: |
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(1) a system under this section allow a voter: |
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(A) to inspect and verify a paper record of the |
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vote before the vote is recorded electronically; and |
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(B) to make changes to the voter's electronic |
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ballot after reviewing the paper record; and |
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(2) a paper record of a ballot created by a system |
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under this section can be used for recount or audit purposes. |
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(d) Paper records that are verified by the voter as correct |
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shall be preserved in the same manner as paper ballots to ensure |
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that the paper records may be used in a recount or manual audit. |
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(e) The secretary of state may modify existing procedures as |
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necessary to allow the use of a system authorized by this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |