By: Toth H.B. No. 1005
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the process of canvassing elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 67.004(d), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) The canvassing authority shall [may] compare the
precinct returns with the corresponding tally list. If a
discrepancy is discovered between the vote totals shown on the
returns and those shown on the tally list for a precinct, the
presiding judge of the precinct shall examine the returns and tally
list and make the necessary corrections on the returns.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.