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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for appointment as a central counting |
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station manager. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 127.002(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible for appointment, a person must: |
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(1) have knowledge and experience in the conduct of |
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elections with the electronic voting system for which the counting |
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station is established; and |
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(2) be a registered voter of the political subdivision |
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served by the authority establishing the counting station, except: |
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(A) during the first year following the adoption |
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of the voting system; or |
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(B) if the person is an employee of the political |
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subdivision that adopts or owns the voting system. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |