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AN ACT
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relating to the identification of a person as an election poll |
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watcher. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.051, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) On accepting a watcher for service, the election officer |
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shall provide the watcher with a form of identification, prescribed |
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by the secretary of state, to be displayed by the watcher during the |
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watcher's hours of service at the polling place. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 160 passed the Senate on |
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March 19, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 160 passed the House on |
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May 10, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |