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AN ACT
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relating to an election ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.002(d), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The order of the candidates' names on the ballot shall |
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be the relative order of names on the original ballot [determined by
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a drawing in accordance with Section 52.094]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 52.075, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.075. MODIFICATION OF BALLOT FORM FOR CERTAIN VOTING |
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SYSTEMS. (a) The secretary of state may prescribe the form and |
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content of a ballot for an election using a voting system, including |
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an electronic voting system or a voting system that uses direct |
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recording electronic voting machines or ballot marking devices, to |
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conform to the formatting requirements of the system. |
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(b) In this section, "ballot marking device," "direct |
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recording electronic voting machine," "electronic voting system," |
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and "voting system" have the meanings assigned by Section 121.003. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 52.094(a) and (c), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, for an election at |
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which the names of more than one candidate for the same office are |
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to appear on the ballot in an independent column or are to appear on |
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a general or special election ballot that does not contain a party |
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nominee, the order of the candidates' names shall be determined by a |
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drawing. The order of the candidates' names on the ballot of any |
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resulting runoff election or election held to resolve a tie vote |
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shall be the relative order of names on the original election |
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ballot. |
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(c) The authority conducting the drawing shall post in the |
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authority's office a notice of the date, hour, and place of the |
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drawing. The notice must remain posted continuously for 72 hours |
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immediately preceding the scheduled time of the drawing[, except
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that for a runoff election or an election held to resolve a tie
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vote, the notice must remain posted for 24 hours immediately
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preceding the scheduled time of the drawing]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 121.003, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (13) to read as follows: |
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(13) "Ballot marking device" means a voting system |
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with an electronic interface that allows a voter to mark a paper |
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ballot. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 88 was passed by the House on April 2, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 88 on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 124, Nays 18, 3 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 88 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |