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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing for an automatic vote recount in the case of |
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certain election discrepancies; creating an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 216, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 216.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 216.006. AUTOMATIC RECOUNT: DISCREPANCY. (a) This |
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section applies to a precinct that has completed a vote count under |
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Chapter 65 in which the total number of ballots counted differs by |
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at least 0.5 percent from the number of people who signed the |
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precinct's signature roster under Section 63.002. |
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(b) The presiding judge of a precinct described by |
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Subsection (a) shall conduct a recount under this chapter. |
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(c) A person commits an offense if the person canvasses a |
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precinct's returns prior to the completion of a recount required by |
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this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A |
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misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |