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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person |
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occupying a voting station or by the person's child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 64.002(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A child under 18 years of age may accompany the child's |
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parent to a voting station, and if the child is under 14 years of |
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age, may read or mark the ballot at the direction of the parent. |
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Reading or marking a ballot under this subsection does not |
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constitute assisting a voter for purposes of Subchapter B. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |