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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the numbering of ballots. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.062, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.062. NUMBERING OF BALLOTS. (a) The ballots |
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prepared by each authority responsible for having the official |
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ballot prepared shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the |
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number "1." |
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(b) An official ballot may not be numbered using a device |
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described by Section 31.014 or by a device that is connected, either |
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directly or by a shared network, to a device described by Section |
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31.014. |
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SECTION 2. Section 124.062, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Section 52.062 applies to electronic system ballots. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |