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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 129, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 129.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 129.003. PAPER AUDIT TRAIL REQUIRED. (a) In this |
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section, "auditable voting system" means a voting system that: |
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(1) uses a paper record; or |
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(2) produces two paper receipts by which a voter can |
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verify that the voter's ballot will be counted accurately, |
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including: |
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(A) one receipt for the voter's records; and |
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(B) one receipt to remain at the polling place in |
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case of a recount under Title 13. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a voting system |
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that consists of direct recording electronic voting machines may |
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not be used in an election unless the system is an auditable voting |
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system. |
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(c) Except for a recount under Title 13, the electronic vote |
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is the official record of the ballot. For a recount of ballots cast |
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on a system involving direct recording electronic voting machines, |
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the paper record or receipt copy is the official record of the vote |
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cast. |
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(d) This section does not apply to an election held before |
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September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |