87R11748 ADM-D
By: Creighton S.B. No. 1387
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that a voting system used in an election
in this state be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States
by a company headquartered in the United States.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 122.032(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) For a voting system or voting system equipment to be
approved for use in elections, the voting system in which the
equipment is designed to be used must:
(1) comply with the standards prescribed by Subchapter
A; and
(2) beginning September 1, 2021, be manufactured,
stored, and held in the United States and sold by a company whose:
(A) headquarters are located in the United
States; and
(B) parent company's headquarters, if
applicable, are located in the United States.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.