Amend CSSB 1572 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 85.0311, Election Code, at the end of the section (page 1, between lines 39 and 40), insert the following:
(e) The secretary of state may not adopt a rule modifying or waiving the requirements of this section.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 213, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 213.017 to read as follows:
Sec. 213.017. RECOUNT OF CERTAIN BALLOTS. During a recount, ballots that do not comply with the requirements of Section 85.0311 shall be counted separately.