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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that all components of a voting system |
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used in an election in this state be manufactured, stored, and held |
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in the United States by a company headquartered in the United |
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States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 122.032(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For a voting system or voting system equipment to be |
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approved for use in elections, the voting system in which the |
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equipment is designed to be used must: |
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(1) comply with the standards prescribed by Subchapter |
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A; and |
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(2) beginning September 1, 2021, have all components |
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of the voting system, including equipment, individual component |
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pieces, and data storage manufactured, stored, and held in the |
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United States and sold by a company whose: |
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(A) headquarters are located in the United |
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States; and |
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(B) parent company's headquarters, if |
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applicable, are located in the United States. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |