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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of a mobile phone by a person near a polling |
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place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.014, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a [A] |
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person may not use a wireless communication device within 100 feet |
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of a voting station. |
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(b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means |
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to take photographs, take video, or record [of recording images or] |
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sound within 100 feet of a voting station. |
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(e) A person may use the person's mobile phone to access |
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information. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 62.0111, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.0111. NOTICE OF PROHIBITION OF RECORDING [CERTAIN
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DEVICES]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 62.0111(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) At the discretion of the presiding judge, notice of the |
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prohibition of taking photographs, taking video, or recording sound |
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[the use of certain devices] under Section 61.014 may be posted at |
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one or more locations in the polling place where it can be read by |
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persons waiting to vote. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |