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| 1 | 1 | By: Taylor S.B. No. 1514 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election. | |
| 7 | 7 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 8 | 8 | SECTION 1. Sections 276.013(a) and (b), Election Code, is | |
| 9 | 9 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 10 | 10 | Sec. 276.013. ELECTION FRAUD. (a) A person commits an | |
| 11 | 11 | offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes any effort | |
| 12 | 12 | to: | |
| 13 | 13 | (1) influence the independent exercise of the vote of | |
| 14 | 14 | another in the presence of the ballot or during the voting process; | |
| 15 | 15 | (2) cause a voter to become registered, a ballot to be | |
| 16 | 16 | obtained, or a vote to be cast under false pretenses; [or] | |
| 17 | 17 | (3) count invalid votes or alter a report to include | |
| 18 | 18 | invalid votes; | |
| 19 | 19 | (4) fail to count valid votes or alter a report to | |
| 20 | 20 | exclude valid votes; or | |
| 21 | 21 | [(3)] (5) cause any intentionally misleading | |
| 22 | 22 | statement, representation, or information to be provided: | |
| 23 | 23 | (A) to an election official; or | |
| 24 | 24 | (B) on an application for ballot by mail, carrier | |
| 25 | 25 | envelope, or any other official election-related form or document. | |
| 26 | 26 | (b) An offense under this section is a [Class A misdemeanor] | |
| 27 | 27 | felony of the second degree. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |