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| 1 | 1 | 81R7316 JRJ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Allen H.B. No. 1256 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to requiring the posting of notice of voter complaint | |
| 8 | 8 | information at a polling place. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 62, Election Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 11 | Section 62.0112 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 62.0112. NOTICE OF VOTER COMPLAINT INFORMATION. (a) | |
| 13 | 13 | At one or more locations in the polling place easily visible to | |
| 14 | 14 | voters, the presiding judge shall post notice in a form prescribed | |
| 15 | 15 | by the secretary of state that informs voters of who to call or | |
| 16 | 16 | write to if a voter has a complaint about the conduct of the | |
| 17 | 17 | election. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) The notice must: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) be printed in at least 200-point Times New Roman | |
| 20 | 20 | font; | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) include the telephone number for the voting rights | |
| 22 | 22 | hotline established by the secretary of state under Section | |
| 23 | 23 | 31.0055; | |
| 24 | 24 | (3) include any available telephone number dedicated | |
| 25 | 25 | to reporting complaints about the local election official that is | |
| 26 | 26 | administering the election; and | |
| 27 | 27 | (4) include mailing addresses or Internet websites, as | |
| 28 | 28 | available, to which voters may direct complaints to the federal, | |
| 29 | 29 | state, or local governments about the conduct of elections. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |