81R6174 JRH-D
By: Brown of Kaufman H.B. No. 1144
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.031(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) To be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must be a
qualified voter[:
[(1) of the county in which the person is to serve, in
an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a
primary election;
[(2) of the part of the county in which the election is
held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority
that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence; and
[(3) of the political subdivision, in an election
ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a
county].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.