86R25577 SRS-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 2982
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to public inspection of certain early voting information;
creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.072, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) The early voting clerk shall provide a current copy of
the register for posting on the Internet website of the authority
ordering the election, if the authority maintains a website, each
day early voting is conducted. At a minimum, the voter registration
number for each voter listed in the register must be posted.
SECTION 2. Section 87.121, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (g) and (h) and adding Subsections (i) and (j)
to read as follows:
(g) Information on the roster for a person who votes an
early voting ballot by personal appearance shall be made available
for public inspection not later than the beginning of regular
business hours on the day after the date the information is entered
on the roster under Subsection (c). On the request of a person, the
early voting clerk shall provide a copy of the roster in a paper or
an electronic format.
(h) Information on the roster for a person who votes an
early voting ballot by mail shall be made available for public
inspection not later than the day following the day the early voting
clerk receives a ballot voted by mail. On the request of a person,
the early voting clerk shall provide a copy of the roster in a paper
or an electronic format.
(i) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) is responsible for maintaining the roster under
this section; and
(2) fails to provide information on or a copy of the
roster under Subsection (g) or (h).
(j) An offense under Subsection (i) is a Class C
misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.