Amend CSHB 5180 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 1.012, Election Code, as follows:
(1) On page 1, lines 32 and 33, strike "first day after the date the final canvass of an election is completed" and substitute "61st day after election day".
(2) On page 1, strike lines 39 through 41, and substitute the following:
(g) Original voted ballots are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, until after the expiration of the preservation period prescribed by Section 66.058(a).