88R13619 MPF-D
By: Hayes H.B. No. 4401
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice requirements for a public test of logic and
accuracy of a voting system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 129.023, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b-2) and adding Subsections (b-3) and (b-4) to
read as follows:
(b-2) If the test is being conducted for an election in
which a county election board has been established under Section
51.002, the general custodian of election records shall notify each
member of the county election board of the test at least 48 hours
before the date of the test. If the county election board chooses
to witness the test, each member shall sign the statement required
by Subsection (e)(1).
(b-3) The general custodian of election records shall
reschedule a logic and accuracy test if the test cannot be conducted
within one hour of the time on the notice published under Subsection
(b). The test must be rescheduled no sooner than four hours after
the time on the notice published under Subsection (b). Notice of a
test rescheduled under this section must be published at least four
hours before the test begins in the manner provided by Subsection
(b) and by Subsections (b-1) and (b-2), if applicable. If a
rescheduled test cannot begin within one hour of the time on the
most recent notice of the test provided under this subsection, the
test must again be rescheduled in the manner provided by this
subsection.
(b-4) A logic and accuracy test conducted under this section
may not begin at any time before or later than one hour after the
published time on the most recent notice of the test provided under
this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.