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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an unauthorized vote by a delegate or alternate |
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delegate to a federal Article V convention; creating a criminal |
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offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 393, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 393.1035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 393.1035. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A delegate or |
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alternate delegate commits an offense if the delegate or alternate |
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delegate knowingly casts an unauthorized vote. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. |
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(c) A judge granting community supervision to a defendant |
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convicted of an offense under this section shall require as a |
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condition of community supervision that the defendant submit to not |
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less than 10 days of confinement in county jail. If a sentence of |
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confinement is imposed on the revocation of community supervision, |
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the term of confinement served under this subsection may not be |
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credited toward completion of the sentence imposed. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |