By: Wilson H.B. No. 5180
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure of anonymous voted ballots under the
public information law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 66.058, Election Code, is amended by
adding subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, the precinct
election records shall be preserved by the authority to whom they
are distributed for at least 22 months after election day.
(a-1) On the 61st day after election day, the general
custodian of election records shall provide public access to
anonymous voted ballots, cast vote records, ballot images,
authentication files, ballot reports and related records.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.