Amend SB 5 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ___. Chapter 61, Election Code, is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. DECEPTIVE ELECTION PRACTICES AND VOTER SUPPRESSION
Sec. 61.061. DECEPTIVE ELECTION PRACTICES AND VOTER SUPPRESSION PROHIBITED. A person may not knowingly deceive another person regarding:
(1) the time, place, or manner of conducting an election in this state; or
(2) the qualifications for or restrictions governing voter eligibility for an election in this state.
Sec. 61.062. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 61.061 with the intent to prevent another person from:
(1) voting in an election; or
(2) casting a ballot that may legally be counted.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.