83R4845 JRJ-F
By: Miller of Fort Bend H.B. No. 1303
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to identification for poll watchers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.051, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) On accepting a watcher for service, the election officer
shall provide the watcher with a form of identification, prescribed
by the secretary of state, to be displayed by the watcher during the
watcher's hours of service at the polling place.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.