System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.
Amend CSSB 1 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 3 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 3 accordingly:
SECTION 3.___. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 33.0315 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.0315. PRIOR EXPERIENCE AS ELECTION OFFICER REQUIRED. In addition to the general requirements under Section 33.031, to be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must have served as an election clerk or as a presiding or alternate election judge in at least two previous elections.