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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring voting systems to produce a paper receipt. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 122.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) A voting system may not be used in an election if the |
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voting system does not produce a paper receipt that provides a voter |
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the information necessary to verify the voter's participation in |
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the election is recorded accurately in the voter information |
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databases maintained by the county and the secretary of state. |
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(d-2) A paper receipt required under Subsection (d-1) may |
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not indicate for which candidates or measures a person voted. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |