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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the elements of illegal voting; clarifying a criminal |
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offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 64.012(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) votes or attempts to vote in an election in which |
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the person knows the person is not eligible to vote; |
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(2) knowingly votes or attempts to vote more than once |
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in an election; |
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(3) knowingly votes or attempts to vote in an election |
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in this state after voting in another state in an election in which |
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a federal office appears on the ballot and the election day for both |
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states is the same day; |
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(4) knowingly votes or attempts to vote a ballot |
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belonging to another person, or by impersonating another person; or |
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(5) [(4)] knowingly marks or attempts to mark any |
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portion of another person's ballot without the consent of that |
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person, or without specific direction from that person how to mark |
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the ballot. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |