Amend CSSB 14 (house committee printing) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 31.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.012. ELECTION INTEGRITY TRAINING. The secretary of state shall annually conduct, in at least four different geographic regions of the state, election integrity training for election officers, law enforcement personnel, and prosecutors in detecting, investigating, and prosecuting instances of voter fraud in which a person impersonates another person for the purpose of voting.
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 273, Election Code, is amended by adding Sections 273.005 and 273.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 273.005. ELECTION INTEGRITY TASK FORCE. Each district attorney or criminal district attorney shall create an election integrity task force to investigate and prosecute instances of voter fraud in which a person impersonates another person for purposes of voting.
Sec. 273.006. POST-ELECTION INTEGRITY AUDIT. (a) Following the general election for state and county officers, the county clerk of each county shall conduct a post-election integrity audit to examine and investigate any evidence of voter fraud in which a person impersonates another person for purposes of voting.
(b) The county clerk shall:
(1) not later than the 90th day after the date of the general election for state and county officers, file a report with the secretary of state and the commissioners court of the county providing details of the evidence collected in the audit; and
(2) refer any evidence of voter fraud collected under the audit to the county or district attorney with jurisdiction in the county.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.