Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	H.B. No. 4130
	1	+	By: Swanson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 4130
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2019;
	3	+	May 13, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
	4	+	Affairs; May 16, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote:
	5	+	Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 16, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to use of an electronic device for accepting voters;
6	12		authorizing a fee.
7	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	14		SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is
9	15		amended by adding Section 31.014 to read as follows:
10	16		Sec. 31.014. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO ACCEPT
11	17		VOTERS. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe specific
12	18		requirements and standards, consistent with this code, for the
13	19		certification of an electronic device used to accept voters under
14	20		Chapter 63 that require the device to:
15	21		(1) produce an electronic copy of the list of voters
16	22		who were accepted to vote for delivery to the election judge after
17	23		the polls close;
18	24		(2) display the voter's original signature in
19	25		accordance with Section 63.002;
20	26		(3) accept a voter for voting even when the device is
21	27		off-line;
22	28		(4) provide the full list of voters registered in the
23	29		county with an indication of the jurisdictional or distinguishing
24	30		number for each territorial unit in which each voter resides;
25	31		(5) time-stamp when each voter is accepted at a
26	32		polling place, including the voter's unique identifier;
27	33		(6) if the county participates in the countywide
28	34		polling place program under Section 43.007 or has more than one
29	35		early voting polling place, transmit a time stamp when each voter is
30	36		accepted, including the voter's unique identifier, to all polling
31	37		place locations;
32	38		(7) time-stamp the receipt of a transmission under
33	39		Subdivision (6); and
34	40		(8) produce in an electronic format compatible with
35	41		the statewide voter registration list under Section 18.061 data for
36	42		retention and transfer that includes:
37	43		(A) the polling location in which the device was
38	44		used;
39	45		(B) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (5);
40	46		and
41	47		(C) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (7).
42	48		(b) A device described by this section must be certified
43	49		annually by the secretary of state.
44	50		(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules that require a
45	51		device described by this section used during the early voting
46	52		period or under the countywide polling place program under Section
47	53		43.007 to update data in real time. If a county uses a device that
48	54		does not comply with the rule in two consecutive general elections
49	55		for state and county officers, the secretary of state shall assess a
50	56		noncompliance fee. The noncompliance fee shall be set at an amount
51	57		determined by secretary of state rule.
52	58		SECTION 2. Section 63.003, Election Code, is amended by
53	59		adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
54	60		(d) The poll list may be in the form of an electronic device
55	61		approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall
56	62		adopt rules governing the use of electronic poll lists.
57	63		SECTION 3. Section 63.004, Election Code, is amended by
58	64		adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
59	65		(e) A combination form may be in the form of an electronic
60	66		device approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state
61	67		shall adopt rules governing the minimum requirements and approval
62	68		of an electronic device used for any form used in connection with
63	69		the acceptance of voters at a polling place.
64	70		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
65		-	______________________________ ______________________________
66		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
67		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4130 was passed by the House on May
68		-	10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not
69		-	voting.
70		-	______________________________
71		-	Chief Clerk of the House
72		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4130 was passed by the Senate on May
73		-	21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
74		-	______________________________
75		-	Secretary of the Senate
76		-	APPROVED: _____________________
77		-	Date
78		-	_____________________
79		-	Governor
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