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| 1 | 1 | 83R6436 ATP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Klick H.B. No. 1560 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the offense of paying or receiving certain forms of | |
| 8 | 8 | compensation for assisting voters who vote early by mail; providing | |
| 9 | 9 | criminal penalties. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Chapter 86, Election Code, is amended by adding | |
| 12 | 12 | Section 86.0105 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 86.0105. PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION FOR | |
| 14 | 14 | ASSISTANCE PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if the | |
| 15 | 15 | person: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) compensates another person based on the number of | |
| 17 | 17 | voters assisted as provided by Section 86.010; | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) presents another person with a quota of voters to | |
| 19 | 19 | be assisted as provided by Section 86.010; | |
| 20 | 20 | (3) engages in another practice that causes another | |
| 21 | 21 | person's compensation from or employment status with the person to | |
| 22 | 22 | be dependent on the number of voters assisted as provided by Section | |
| 23 | 23 | 86.010; or | |
| 24 | 24 | (4) accepts compensation for an activity described by | |
| 25 | 25 | Subdivision (1), (2), or (3). | |
| 26 | 26 | (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
| 27 | 27 | (c) An officer, director, or other agent of an entity that | |
| 28 | 28 | commits an offense under this section is punishable for the | |
| 29 | 29 | offense. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |