88R23667 PRL-F
By: Wilson, Bucy H.B. No. 5180
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5180:
By: Swanson C.S.H.B. No. 5180
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the public inspection of election records.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1.012, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read
as follows:
(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an [An] election
record shall be available not later than the 15th day after election
day in an electronic format for a fee of not more than $50.
(f) Beginning on the 61st day after election day, the
general custodian of election records shall make available for
public inspection election records that are:
(1) original voted ballots;
(2) images of voted ballots, if a county maintains
images of voted ballots; or
(3) cast vote records.
(g) The custodian shall adopt procedures to ensure the
redaction of any personally identifiable information of the voter
contained on a ballot before making the voted ballot available for
public inspection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.