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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to serve as a poll watcher. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.031(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) To be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must be a |
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qualified voter[:
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[(1)
of the county in which the person is to serve, in
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an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a
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primary election;
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[(2)
of the part of the county in which the election is
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held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority
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that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence; and
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[(3)
of the political subdivision, in an election
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ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a
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county]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |