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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of paper ballots in conducting an election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 125, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 125.0071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 125.0071. PROVISION OF PAPER BALLOT. An election |
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officer at a polling place where an electronic voting system is used |
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must provide a paper ballot to be marked by hand to each voter who |
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requests one. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an election held on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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election held before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect when the election was held, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |