86R3367 ADM-D
 
  By: Menéndez S.B. No. 277
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 129, Election Code, is
  amended by adding Section 129.003 to read as follows:
         Sec. 129.003.  PAPER AUDIT TRAIL REQUIRED. (a)  In this
  section, "auditable voting system" means a voting system that:
               (1)  uses a paper record; or
               (2)  produces two paper receipts by which a voter can
  verify that the voter's ballot will be counted accurately,
  including:
                     (A)  one receipt for the voter's records; and
                     (B)  one receipt to remain at the polling place in
  case of a recount under Title 13.
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a voting system
  that consists of direct recording electronic voting machines may
  not be used in an election unless the system is an auditable voting
  system.
         (c)  Except for a recount under Title 13, the electronic vote
  is the official record of the ballot. For a recount of ballots cast
  on a system involving direct recording electronic voting machines,
  the paper record or receipt copy is the official record of the vote
  cast.
         (d)  This section does not apply to an election held before
  September 1, 2021.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.