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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of a mechanical or electronic device by a person |
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occupying a voting station. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.014(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means |
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to record [of recording] images or sound within 100 feet of a voting |
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station except that a person occupying a voting station may use a |
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mechanical or electronic device to photograph the person's |
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completed ballot. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.0111(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the wording of a |
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notice posted under this section, which may include a description |
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of the exception provided by Section 61.014(b). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |