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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limiting the amount of assistance a person may provide a |
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voter; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 64.032, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c-1) The person selected under Subsection (c) must also be |
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a registered voter of the county in which the election is being |
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held. |
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(d) If assistance is provided by a person of the voter's |
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choice, the person shall provide a photo identification to an |
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election officer and the officer shall enter the person's name and |
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address on the poll list beside the voter's name. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 64, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 64.0325 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 64.0325. UNSOLICITED OFFER OF ASSISTANCE. (a) A |
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person who is not an election officer commits an offense if: |
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(1) the person offers to assist a voter under Section |
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64.032; and |
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(2) before developing the intent to make the offer of |
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assistance, the voter was not known to the person. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |