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Amend HB 2817 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 122, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 122.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 122.006. EXEMPTION FROM USE OF VOTING SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to:
(1) a city with a population of 40,000 or less; and
(2) a school district with a student population of 10,000 or less.
(b) A political subdivision is not required to use n electronic voting system.