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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain mobile devices at a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 61.014(a), (b), and (c), Election Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not use a wireless communication device |
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within 50 [100] feet of a voting station. If voting stations are |
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located in a separate room from the area in which voters wait to |
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vote or are accepted for voting, a person may not use a wireless |
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communication device in the room in which voting stations are |
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located and may use the device in any other area. |
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(b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means |
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to record or capture [of recording] images or sound within 100 feet |
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of a voting station. |
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(c) The presiding judge may require a person who violates |
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this section to turn off the device [or to leave the polling place]. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 62.0111, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.0111. NOTICE OF USE [PROHIBITION] OF CERTAIN |
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DEVICES. |
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SECTION 3. Section 62.0111(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) At the discretion of the presiding judge, notice of the |
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[prohibition of the] use of certain devices under Section 61.014 |
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may be posted at one or more locations in the polling place where it |
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can be read by persons waiting to vote. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |