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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 33.056, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A watcher shall wear a badge that prominently displays |
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the words "Poll Watcher" while the watcher is observing election |
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activity. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.010(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section |
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33.056(e), a person may not wear a badge, insignia, emblem, or other |
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similar communicative device relating to a candidate, measure, or |
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political party appearing on the ballot, or to the conduct of the |
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election, in the polling place or within 100 feet of any outside |
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door through which a voter may enter the building in which the |
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polling place is located. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |