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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of an electronic device for accepting voters; |
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authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.014, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules that: |
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(1) require a device described by this section used |
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during the early voting period or under the countywide polling |
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place program under Section 43.007 to update data in real time; and |
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(2) require a county that uses a device described by |
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this section to use each device function described by Subsection |
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(a). |
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(d) If a county uses a device that does not comply with a |
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rule adopted under this section or uses a device in a manner that |
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does not comply with a [the] rule adopted under this section in two |
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consecutive general elections for state and county officers, the |
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secretary of state shall assess a noncompliance fee. The |
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noncompliance fee shall be set at an amount determined by secretary |
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of state rule. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an election that is ordered on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |