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Amend HB 25 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 10 through 15, and substitute the following:
(3) casting a straight-party vote, if applicable;
(4) casting a provisional ballot; and
(5) [until the expiration of Section 13.122(d), voting for the first time by a person who registered by mail; and
[(6)] securing an additional ballot if the voter's original ballot is spoiled.
(2) Strike page 1, line 16, through page 4, line 10, and substitute the following:
SECTION 2. Section 52.071, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) This section applies only to a county for which the commissioners court has adopted an order:
(1) finding that the commissioners court would be required to expend money to ensure that access to and wait times at polling places would not be adversely affected by the elimination of straight-party voting; and
(2) opting out of the elimination of straight-party voting.
(3) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill appropriately.