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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of electronic voting system equipment from |
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the polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 125.063, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 125.063. SECURING EQUIPMENT ON CLOSE OF VOTING. (a) An |
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election officer may not disassemble or remove electronic voting |
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system equipment or any component of the equipment from the polling |
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place until the close of voting. |
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(b) On the close of voting at each polling place at which |
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electronic voting system equipment is used, an election officer |
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shall secure or inactivate the equipment as prescribed by the |
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secretary of state so that its unauthorized operation is prevented. |
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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. |