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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be |
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scannable. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 52, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 52.076 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.076. SCANNABLE BALLOTS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN |
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COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "automatic tabulating equipment" |
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has the meaning assigned by Section 121.003. |
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(b) For an election in a county that conducts a hand count of |
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voted paper ballots, the ballot must be capable of being scanned and |
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processed by automatic tabulating equipment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |