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| 1 | 1 | 83R20930 JRJ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: S. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1428 | |
| 3 | 3 | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1428: | |
| 4 | 4 | By: Morrison C.S.H.B. No. 1428 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to inappropriate actions by the early voting ballot board; | |
| 10 | 10 | creating an offense. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 87, Election Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 87.006 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 87.006. INAPPROPRIATE ACTION BY BOARD. (a) The | |
| 15 | 15 | presiding judge of the early voting ballot board commits an offense | |
| 16 | 16 | if the presiding judge knowingly: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) accepts the ballot of an ineligible voter; or | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) refuses to accept the ballot of a person whose | |
| 19 | 19 | acceptance for voting is required by this code. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) The early voting clerk shall report the commission of an | |
| 21 | 21 | offense under this section to the county or district attorney | |
| 22 | 22 | having jurisdiction and the secretary of state. | |
| 23 | 23 | (c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |