84R505 ATP-D
By: Rodriguez of Travis H.B. No. 3107
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to statements made by an election officer in a joint
primary election.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 172.126, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) An election officer conducting a joint primary
election may not:
(1) suggest a party's ballot to a voter; or
(2) discuss any race on the ballot with a voter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.