Amend CSHB 2691 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 3, line 14, strike "Subsection (a)" and substitute "Subsections (a), (c), and (d)".

(2)  On page 4, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

(c)  In conducting the program, the secretary of state shall provide a training manual for election judges and clerks appointed to work at a countywide polling place and for an audit of the voting system [direct recording electronic voting] units used, including any type of voting system unit described by Subsection(d)(4), before and after the election, and during the election to the extent such an audit is practicable.

(d)  The secretary of state shall select to participate in the program each county that:

(1)  has held a public hearing under Subsection (b);

(2)  has submitted documentation listing the steps taken to solicit input on participating in the program by organizations or persons who represent the interests of voters;

(3)  has implemented a computerized voter registration list that allows an election officer at the polling place to verify that a voter has not previously voted in the election;

(4)  uses either direct recording electronic voting machines or a voting system capable of printing all available ballot styles of that polling place; and

(5)  is determined by the secretary of state to have the appropriate technological capabilities.

(3)  On page 6, line 6, strike "and 32.010" and substitute ", 32.010, and 43.007(i)".