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AN ACT
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relating to compliance with federal voting system standards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 122.001(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A voting system may not be used in an election unless the |
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system: |
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(1) preserves the secrecy of the ballot; |
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(2) is suitable for the purpose for which it is |
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intended; |
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(3) operates safely, efficiently, and accurately and |
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complies with the [error rate standards of the] voting system |
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standards adopted by the [Federal] Election Assistance Commission; |
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(4) is safe from fraudulent or unauthorized |
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manipulation; |
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(5) permits voting on all offices and measures to be |
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voted on at the election; |
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(6) prevents counting votes on offices and measures on |
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which the voter is not entitled to vote; |
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(7) prevents counting votes by the same voter for more |
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than one candidate for the same office or, in elections in which a |
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voter is entitled to vote for more than one candidate for the same |
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office, prevents counting votes for more than the number of |
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candidates for which the voter is entitled to vote; |
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(8) prevents counting a vote on the same office or |
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measure more than once; |
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(9) permits write-in voting; |
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(10) is capable of permitting straight-party voting; |
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and |
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(11) is capable of providing records from which the |
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operation of the voting system may be audited. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2900 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2900 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |