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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing notice to certain state agencies of a |
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criminal investigation relating to an election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 273.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a |
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county or district attorney begins an investigation under this |
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section, the county or district attorney shall deliver notice of |
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the investigation to the secretary of state and the attorney |
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general. The notice must include a statement that a criminal |
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investigation is being conducted and the date on which the election |
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that is the subject of the investigation was held. The secretary of |
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state and the attorney general may disclose information relating to |
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a criminal investigation received under this subsection only if the |
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county or district attorney has disclosed the information or would |
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be required by law to disclose the information. |
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(f) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a |
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county or district attorney concludes an investigation under this |
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section, the county or district attorney shall deliver notice of |
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the investigation's conclusion to the secretary of state and the |
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attorney general. The notice must include a statement that a |
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criminal investigation has concluded, the date on which the |
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election that was the subject of the investigation was held, and |
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whether the investigation has resulted in the filing of an |
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indictment or an information as of the time the notice is provided. |
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The secretary of state and the attorney general may disclose |
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information relating to a criminal investigation received under |
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this subsection only if the county or district attorney has |
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disclosed the information or would be required by law to disclose |
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the information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |