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| 1 | 1 | 88R11730 PRL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Slaton H.B. No. 5143 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to accommodating a voter unable to enter a polling place. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 64.009, Election Code, is amended by | |
| 10 | 10 | amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as | |
| 11 | 11 | follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (d) On the voter's request for assistance in marking the | |
| 13 | 13 | ballot, two election officers shall provide assistance in marking | |
| 14 | 14 | the ballot in the manner prescribed by Section 64.032 [a person | |
| 15 | 15 | accompanying the voter shall be permitted to select the voter's | |
| 16 | 16 | ballot and deposit the ballot in the ballot box]. | |
| 17 | 17 | (d-1) Any person accompanying the voter shall exit the | |
| 18 | 18 | vehicle and remain outside of the vehicle unless the person is | |
| 19 | 19 | selected by the voter under Section 64.032(c). | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |