Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	~~86R20104~~ SRS-F
	1	+	86R740 SRS-F
2	2		By: Shaheen H.B. No. 431
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 431:
4		-	By: Klick C.S.H.B. No. 431
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
10	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11		-	SECTION 1. Section 33.~~006(b)~~, Election Code, is amended to
	9	+	SECTION 1. Section 33.035, Election Code, is amended to
12	10		read as follows:
13		-	(b) A certificate of appointment must:
14		-	(1) be in writing and signed by the appointing
15		-	authority or, for an appointment for a write-in candidate under
16		-	Section 33.004, by each of the voters making the appointment;
17		-	(2) indicate the capacity in which the appointing
18		-	authority is acting;
19		-	(3) state the name, residence address, and voter
20		-	registration number of the appointee and be signed by the
21		-	appointee;
22		-	(4) identify the election and the precinct polling
23		-	place or other location at which the appointee is to serve;
24		-	(5) in an election on a measure, identify the measure
25		-	if more than one is to be voted on and state which side of the
26		-	measure the appointee represents; and
27		-	(6) contain an affidavit executed by the appointee
28		-	stating that the appointee:
29		-	(A) will not have possession of a device capable
30		-	of recording images or sound or that the appointee will disable or
31		-	deactivate the device while serving as a watcher; and
32		-	(B) has not been finally convicted of a felony
33		-	offense.
34		-	SECTION 2. Section 33.035, Election Code, is amended to
35		-	read as follows:
36		-	Sec. 33.035. INELIGIBILITY OF PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN
37		-	OFFENSES [ELECTION OFFENSE]. A person is ineligible to serve as a
38		-	watcher in an election if the person has been finally convicted of:
39		-	(1) a felony offense; or
	11	+	Sec. 33.035. INELIGIBILITY OF PERSON CONVICTED OF ELECTION
	12	+	OFFENSE. A person is ineligible to serve as a watcher in an
	13	+	election if the person has been finally convicted of:
	14	+	(1) a felony; or
40	15		(2) an offense in connection with conduct directly
41	16		attributable to an election.
42		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
	17	+	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.