Amend CSSB 97 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, adding Chapter 280, Election Code, at the end of Section 280.001 (page 1, between lines 56 and 57), insert the following:
(g) A person who makes a request under Subsection (e) shall, at the time the person makes the request, post a bond that is payable to the county if an audit resulting from the request does not result in a finding of a violation, and is in an amount sufficient to compensate the county for costs incurred in the course of responding to a request made under Subsections (a) and (c).
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, adding Chapter 281, Election Code, at the end of Section 281.001(b) (page 2, between lines 55 and 56), insert the following:
(b-1) A state or county chair who makes a request under this section shall, at the time the chair makes the request, post a bond that is payable to the county if the resulting review does not result in a notice with an indication under Subsection (n)(3), and is in an amount sufficient to compensate the county for the cost of the review.