87S20043 SLB-F
By: Schofield H.B. No. 27
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation, suspension, or alteration of voting
standards, practices, or procedures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 1.022 to read as follows:
Sec. 1.022. ALTERATION OF VOTING STANDARDS, PRACTICES, OR
PROCEDURES. An election official of this state or a political
subdivision of this state may not create, suspend, or alter any
voting standard, practice, or procedure in a manner not otherwise
expressly authorized by this code.
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 on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.