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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the secretary of state to enforce |
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election laws. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 31.005, Election Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.005. ENFORCEMENT; PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.005(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) If the secretary determines that a person performing |
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official functions in the administration of any part of the |
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electoral processes is exercising the powers vested in that person |
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in a manner that impedes the free exercise of a citizen's voting |
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rights or otherwise violates this code, the secretary may order the |
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person to correct the offending conduct. If the person fails to |
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comply, the secretary may seek enforcement of the order by a |
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temporary restraining order or a writ of injunction or mandamus |
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obtained through the attorney general. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |