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| 1 | 1 | 89R31 LRM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Guillen H.B. No. 1834 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the required use of paper ballots in certain counties. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 51, Election Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 51.037 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 51.037. PAPER BALLOT PRINTER REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN | |
| 14 | 14 | COUNTIES. An authority holding an election in a county with a | |
| 15 | 15 | population of less than 75,000 must maintain an operational printer | |
| 16 | 16 | at each polling place for the purpose of printing additional | |
| 17 | 17 | ballots. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 123, Election Code, is | |
| 19 | 19 | amended by adding Section 123.010 to read as follows: | |
| 20 | 20 | Sec. 123.010. CERTAIN ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS PROHIBITED | |
| 21 | 21 | FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES. An authority holding elections in a county | |
| 22 | 22 | with a population of less than 75,000 may only adopt a voting system | |
| 23 | 23 | that requires paper ballots for all elections held in the county. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |