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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; |
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creating a criminal 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 87, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 87.0412 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 87.0412. SUSPENSION OF ACCEPTING VOTER REQUIREMENTS |
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PROHIBITED. (a) A county clerk, elections administrator, early |
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voting clerk, or early voting ballot board may not suspend the |
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requirements under Section 87.041(b). |
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(b) A county clerk, elections administrator, or early |
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voting clerk who violates this section commits an offense. An |
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offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |