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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the overseas military e-mail ballot program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.004(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The secretary of state shall select to participate in |
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the program any county [a number of counties as determined by the
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secretary of state] that: |
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(1) desires [desire] to participate in the program; |
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and |
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(2) is [are] determined by the secretary of state to |
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have the appropriate technological capabilities. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 105.004(c), (d), and (e), Election |
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Code, are repealed. |
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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. |