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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the plan for the operation of a central counting |
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station. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 127.007(b) and (c), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The plan required under this section must include: |
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(1) information on [address] the process for comparing |
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the number of voters who signed the combination form or electronic |
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poll list with the number of votes cast for the entire election; |
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(2) who will provide information and what information |
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will be provided by each person to the presiding judge of the |
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central counting station on each component of the process for the |
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reconciliation of votes and voters conducted under Section |
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127.131(f); |
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(3) the date, time, and location of any logic and |
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accuracy test to be conducted at the central counting station or |
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regional tabulating center serving the central counting station; |
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(4) the procedures regarding an unsuccessful logic and |
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accuracy test; |
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(5) the date, time, and place the central counting |
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station will operate on and after election day; |
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(6) a list of each person appointed to the central |
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counting station or regional tabulating center serving the central |
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counting station and the positions in which the persons will serve; |
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(7) the minimum number of licensed peace officers |
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serving at the central counting station and in which rooms a peace |
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officer will be stationed; |
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(8) the procedures regarding ballot security, |
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including ballot storage and chain of custody procedures; |
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(9) information on how, where, and when a poll watcher |
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will be accepted for service at the central counting station and the |
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procedures used to prevent obstruction of the watchers from |
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performing their duties under this code; |
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(10) information regarding the livestream available |
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to the public under Section 127.1232; and |
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(11) a list with the date of any revision to the plan, |
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the section revised, and the initials of the individual who made the |
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revision. |
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(c) Not later than the 15th day before election day, the |
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[The] plan required under this section must be posted on the |
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county's Internet website, if the county maintains an Internet |
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website, in the same location that the county clerk provides |
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information on elections held in the county [available to the |
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public on request not later than 5 p.m. on the fifth day before the |
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date of the election]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |