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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in |
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the office of the attorney general. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 402.0385 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 402.0385. ELECTION INTEGRITY DIVISION. (a) The |
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office of the attorney general shall establish an election |
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integrity division. |
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(b) The election integrity division shall, using available |
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funds or any funds appropriated to the division and in support of |
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the appropriate county or district attorney, investigate reports of |
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election fraud or that a person has committed an offense under the |
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Election Code. |
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(c) A law enforcement agency in this state shall assist the |
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election integrity division in an investigation conducted under |
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this section as requested by the division. |
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(d) For an investigation conducted by the division, the |
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division may issue an administrative subpoena to a political |
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subdivision of this state compelling: |
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(1) the production of information or documents; or |
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(2) the attendance and testimony of a witness. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |