87S10400 ADM-F
By: Bucy H.B. No. 167
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the elements of the offense of illegal voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 64.012, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) votes or attempts to vote in an election if [in
which] the person knows:
(A) of particular circumstances that make the
person [is] not eligible to vote in the election; and
(B) that those circumstances make the person not
eligible to vote in the election;
(2) knowingly votes or attempts to vote more than once
in an election;
(3) knowingly votes or attempts to vote a ballot
belonging to another person, or by impersonating another person; or
(4) knowingly marks or attempts to mark any portion of
another person's ballot without the consent of that person, or
without specific direction from that person how to mark the ballot.
(c) It is an exception to the application of Subsection
(a)(1) that the person:
(1) voted or attempted to vote a provisional ballot in
accordance with Section 63.011; and
(2) did not knowingly make a false statement on the
affidavit executed by the person in accordance with Section 63.011
with intent to deceive.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an
offense under Section 64.012(a)(1), Election Code, regardless of
whether the offense was committed before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.