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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice requirements for a public test of logic and |
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accuracy of a voting system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 129.023, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b-2) and adding Subsections (b-3) and (b-4) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-2) If the test is being conducted for an election in |
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which a county election board has been established under Section |
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51.002, the general custodian of election records shall notify each |
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member of the county election board of the test at least 48 hours |
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before the date of the test. If the county election board chooses |
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to witness the test, each member shall sign the statement required |
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by Subsection (e)(1). |
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(b-3) The general custodian of election records shall |
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reschedule a logic and accuracy test if the test cannot be conducted |
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within one hour of the time on the notice published under Subsection |
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(b). The test must be rescheduled no sooner than four hours after |
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the time on the notice published under Subsection (b). Notice of a |
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test rescheduled under this section must be published at least four |
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hours before the test begins in the manner provided by Subsection |
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(b) and by Subsections (b-1) and (b-2), if applicable. If a |
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rescheduled test cannot begin within one hour of the time on the |
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most recent notice of the test provided under this subsection, the |
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test must again be rescheduled in the manner provided by this |
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subsection. |
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(b-4) A logic and accuracy test conducted under this section |
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may not begin at any time before or later than one hour after the |
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published time on the most recent notice of the test provided under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |