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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling |
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place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.014, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as permitted by Sections 61.012 and 61.013, a [A] |
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person may not use a wireless communication device within a room in |
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which voting is taking place [within 100 feet of a voting station]. |
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(e) The secretary of state shall require a presiding judge |
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to post a notice that states the prohibition on the use of a |
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wireless communication device in a prominent and reasonably visible |
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location outside of a room in which voting is taking place. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |