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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the security of voted ballots. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 127.1232, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 127.1232. SECURITY OF VOTED BALLOTS. (a) The general |
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custodian of election records shall post a licensed peace officer |
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[guard] to ensure the security of ballot boxes containing voted |
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ballots throughout the period of tabulation at the central counting |
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station. |
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(b) The general custodian of election records shall |
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implement a video surveillance system that retains a record of all |
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areas containing voted ballots from the time the voted ballots are |
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delivered to the central counting station until the canvass of |
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precinct election returns. The video recorded is an election record |
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under Section 1.012 and shall be retained by the general custodian |
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of election records until the end of the calendar year in which an |
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election is held. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |