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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting of early voting totals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 87.1231, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 87.1231. EARLY VOTING VOTES REPORTED BY PRECINCT. (a) |
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Not later than the time of the local canvass, the early voting clerk |
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shall deliver to the local canvassing authority a report of the |
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total number of early voting votes for each candidate or measure by |
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election precinct. The report may reflect the total for votes by |
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mail and the total for votes by personal appearance. |
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(b) A person registered to vote in the county where the |
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early voting clerk is conducting early voting may submit a |
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complaint to the secretary of state stating that an early voting |
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clerk has not complied with Subsection (a). |
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(c) The secretary of state by rule shall create and maintain |
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a system for receiving and recording complaints made under this |
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section. |
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(d) The secretary of state shall maintain a record |
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indicating which counties and early voting clerks have failed to |
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comply with the requirements of Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |