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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the posting of notice of voter complaint |
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information at a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 62, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 62.0112 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.0112. NOTICE OF VOTER COMPLAINT INFORMATION. (a) |
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At one or more locations in the polling place easily visible to |
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voters, the presiding judge shall post notice in a form prescribed |
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by the secretary of state that informs voters of who to call or |
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write to if a voter has a complaint about the conduct of the |
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election. |
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(b) The title of the notice must read "Voter Complaint |
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Information" and must be printed in at least 100-point Times New |
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Roman font. The notice must: |
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(1) include the telephone number for the voting rights |
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hotline established by the secretary of state under Section |
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31.0055; |
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(2) include any available telephone number dedicated |
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to reporting complaints about the local election official that is |
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administering the election; and |
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(3) include mailing addresses or Internet websites, as |
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available, to which voters may direct complaints to the federal, |
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state, or local governments about the conduct of elections. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |