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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of prohibited electronic devices at polling |
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locations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.013, 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 by amending Subsection (d) and adding |
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Subsection (e) 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 representative of the news media in conducting |
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news-gathering activities. |
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(e) In this section, "news media" means: |
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(1) a radio or television station that holds a license |
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issued by the Federal Communications Commission; |
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(2) a newspaper that is qualified under Section |
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2051.044, Government Code, to publish legal notices or is a free |
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newspaper of general circulation and that is published at least |
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once a week and available and of interest to the general public in |
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connection with the dissemination of news; or |
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(3) a magazine that appears at a regular interval, |
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that contains stories, articles, and essays by various writers, and |
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that is of interest to the general public in connection with the |
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dissemination of news or public affairs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |