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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a moratorium on certain election practices and |
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procedures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.126 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.126. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN ACTIONS BEFORE ELECTION |
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DAY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any changes made by an |
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election authority to a practice or procedure related to election |
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administration or voter registration must be finalized not later |
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than the 45th day before election day. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, during the 45 days |
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preceding election day: |
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(1) Deviations from the practices or procedures are |
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presumptively invalid and subject to injunctive relief under |
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Section 273.081, unless there is a declared state of disaster or |
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emergency under Chapter 418 or Chapter 433 of the Government Code. |
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(c) The attorney general may obtain injunctive relief to |
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enforce this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |