By: Chisum, Brown of Kaufman, Callegari, H.B. No. 1031
      et al.
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain voting equipment in certain
elections that do 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 (d) to read as follows:
       (d)  For an election of a political subdivision with a
population of less than 5,000, other than an election of a county or
an election of that political subdivision that is held jointly with
another election in which a federal office appears 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).
       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.