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| 1 | 1 | 88R5846 MLH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Toth H.B. No. 4587 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the process of canvassing elections. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 67.004(d), Election Code, is amended to | |
| 10 | 10 | read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (d) The canvassing authority shall [may] compare the | |
| 12 | 12 | precinct returns with the corresponding tally list. If a | |
| 13 | 13 | discrepancy is discovered between the vote totals shown on the | |
| 14 | 14 | returns and those shown on the tally list for a precinct, the | |
| 15 | 15 | presiding judge of the precinct shall examine the returns and tally | |
| 16 | 16 | list and make the necessary corrections on the returns. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |