HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Elections 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Thursday, April 1, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.028 
CHAIR:       Rep. Briscoe Cain 

The order in which bills are heard is at the discretion of the chair.

*Public testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes.*

HB 6           Cain | et al.                                         
Relating to election integrity and preservation of the purity of the ballot box through the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 1300        Guillen                                               
Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.

HB 2092        Sanford                                               
Relating to a requirement that candidates for municipal elective office declare a party affiliation.

HB 3269        Noble                                                 
Relating to the requirement that a ballot to be voted by mail be canceled and returned before voting in person.

HB 1987        Vasut                                                 
Relating to eligibility requirements to hold a political party office.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person

witness registration, can be found here:

https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here:

https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health

and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here:

https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c240

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.