By: Creighton, et al. 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, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) 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.
(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), a voting system or
voting system equipment is considered to be manufactured in the
United States if:
(1) final assembly of the voting system or voting system
equipment occurs in the United States; and
(2) all firmware and software are installed and tested in
the United States.
SECTION 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY. (a) The secretary of state
shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine the feasibility of
requiring each voting system used in an election in this state to
have all components of the voting system, including all software
and hardware, manufactured, stored, and held in the United States.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the secretary shall
create a detailed report summarizing the findings of the study and
deliver the report to the legislature.
SECTION 3. 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.