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Amend SB 5 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 31.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.014. REPORT ON EXPENDITURES FOR VOTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) The secretary of state shall prepare a report on the expenditures for its voter education programs for each general election detailing expenditures by each medium, vendor and the targeted voter demographic.
(b) Not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall deliver the report to the committees of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over elections.
SECTION ____. Not later than December 1, 2017, the secretary of state shall prepare a report on the expenditures of the 2016 general election voter education programs, including all the information required by Section 31.014, Election Code, as added by this Act, and deliver the report to the committees of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over elections.