85R10808 SRS-F
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 2138
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.035, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 33.035. INELIGIBILITY OF PERSON CONVICTED OF ELECTION
OFFENSE. A person is ineligible to serve as a watcher in an
election if the person has been finally convicted of:
(1) a felony; or
(2) an offense in connection with conduct directly
attributable to an election.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.