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| The Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet to hear invited and public |
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| testimony regarding the following Interim Charges: |
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| Charge No. 4: Study the issue of security and accuracy in Texas |
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| elections. The study should include the benefits and risks of electronic |
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| voting technology, including the necessity of maintaining a paper record |
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| of each electronic vote. The study should also include an analysis of |
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| fraud in Texas elections, including prosecution rates for voter fraud, the |
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| processes for purging ineligible voters from voter lists, and the |
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| integrity of the mail-in and provisional ballot systems. Study the |
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| effectiveness of electronic voting technology and voter ID laws in other |
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| states. Monitor the implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act |
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| of 2002, including the implementation of the Texas Election Administration |
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| Management system. Recommend statutory and regulatory changes designed to |
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| ensure that only eligible voters are allowed to vote in Texas elections |
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| and that each vote is accurately counted. |
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| Charge No. 9: Study and make recommendations to reduce illegal gambling |
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| in Texas, including, but not limited to, illegal use of Eight-Liners. |
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