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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of an accessible absentee mail system by certain |
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voters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 81, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 81.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.006. ACCESSIBLE ABSENTEE BALLOT SYSTEM. (a) A |
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person eligible for early voting by mail under Section 82.002 or |
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Section 101.001 as a person described by Section 101.001(2)(A) may |
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cast a ballot using an accessible absentee mail system, |
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notwithstanding any other provision of this title. |
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(b) An accessible absentee mail system must be an electronic |
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system, including software, used for the sole purpose of enabling |
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any voter, including a voter who has a disability, to mark the |
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voter's ballot and print and submit the ballot in the manner |
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required by law for a ballot marked by the voter. |
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(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and prescribe |
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procedures for the implementation of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |