86R3367 ADM-D
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 277
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 129, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 129.003 to read as follows:
Sec. 129.003. PAPER AUDIT TRAIL REQUIRED. (a) In this
section, "auditable voting system" means a voting system that:
(1) uses a paper record; or
(2) produces two paper receipts by which a voter can
verify that the voter's ballot will be counted accurately,
including:
(A) one receipt for the voter's records; and
(B) one receipt to remain at the polling place in
case of a recount under Title 13.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a voting system
that consists of direct recording electronic voting machines may
not be used in an election unless the system is an auditable voting
system.
(c) Except for a recount under Title 13, the electronic vote
is the official record of the ballot. For a recount of ballots cast
on a system involving direct recording electronic voting machines,
the paper record or receipt copy is the official record of the vote
cast.
(d) This section does not apply to an election held before
September 1, 2021.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.