87R10518 ADM-D
By: Creighton S.B. No. 1508
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in
the office of the attorney general.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 402.0385 to read as follows:
Sec. 402.0385. ELECTION INTEGRITY DIVISION. (a) The
office of the attorney general shall establish an election
integrity division.
(b) The election integrity division shall, using available
funds or any funds appropriated to the division and in support of
the appropriate county or district attorney, investigate reports of
election fraud or that a person has committed an offense under the
Election Code.
(c) A law enforcement agency in this state shall assist the
election integrity division in an investigation conducted under
this section as requested by the division.
(d) For an investigation conducted by the division, the
division may issue an administrative subpoena to a political
subdivision of this state compelling:
(1) the production of information or documents; or
(2) the attendance and testimony of a witness.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.