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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preservation of certain election records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 66.058, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) Notwithstanding Section 66.002, for purposes of this |
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section, "precinct election records" includes all ballot envelopes |
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and carrier envelopes returned by a voter voting under Chapter 86. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2019. |