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By: King of Zavala (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 1493 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2009; |
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May 6, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 12, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 12, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain devices in a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.013(d), Election Code, as added by |
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Chapter 697 (H.B. 1921), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) an election officer in conducting the officer's |
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official duties; [or] |
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(2) the use of election equipment necessary for the |
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conduct of the election; or |
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(3) a person who is employed at the location in which a |
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polling place is located while the person is acting in the course of |
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the person's employment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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