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.