87R11471 MLH-F
By: Parker H.B. No. 3491
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the security of electronic voting system media.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 129.051(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The general custodian of election records shall develop
a procedure for tracking the custody of each electronic information
storage medium from its storage location, through election coding
and the election process, to its final post-election disposition
and return to storage. The chain of custody must require two or more
individuals to perform a check and verification check whenever a
transfer of custody occurs, and must include the maintenance of a
log signed by the individuals and containing the serial number or
other unique identifier of the medium.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.