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Amend CSSB 7 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 3.07 of the bill amending Section 61.014, Election Code (page 7, lines 8 through 23), and substitute the following:
SECTION 3.07. Section 61.014, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] person may not use a wireless communication device or [within 100 feet of a voting station.
[(b)
A person may not use] any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 15 [100] feet of a voting station.
(b) A person may use a device described by Subsection (a) to record activity of a voter or watcher at a voting station only if the person reasonably believes the voter or watcher is engaged in inappropriate behavior or a violation of law.
(b-1) A recording made by a person under Subsection (b) may not capture or record any information on a voter's ballot.
(2) Strike SECTION 5.01 of the bill (page 13, lines 12 and 13) and substitute the following:
SECTION 5.01. Sections 62.0111 and 85.062(e), Election Code, are repealed.