Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2990 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R2483 MLH-D
2	2	By: Lowe H.B. No. 2990
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to elimination of the countywide polling place program.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Sections 31.014(a) and (c), Election Code, are
12	12	amended to read as follows:
13	13	(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe specific
14	14	requirements and standards, consistent with this code, for the
15	15	certification of an electronic device used to accept voters under
16	16	Chapter 63 that require the device to:
17	17	(1) produce an electronic copy of the list of voters
18	18	who were accepted to vote for delivery to the election judge after
19	19	the polls close;
20	20	(2) display the voter's original signature in
21	21	accordance with Section 63.002;
22	22	(3) accept a voter for voting even when the device is
23	23	off-line;
24	24	(4) provide the full list of voters registered in the
25	25	county with an indication of the jurisdictional or distinguishing
26	26	number for each territorial unit in which each voter resides;
27	27	(5) time-stamp when each voter is accepted at a
28	28	polling place, including the voter's unique identifier;
29	29	(6) if the county [participates in the countywide
30	30	polling place program under Section 43.007 or] has more than one
31	31	early voting polling place, transmit a time stamp when each voter is
32	32	accepted, including the voter's unique identifier, to all polling
33	33	place locations;
34	34	(7) time-stamp the receipt of a transmission under
35	35	Subdivision (6); and
36	36	(8) produce in an electronic format compatible with
37	37	the statewide voter registration list under Section 18.061 data for
38	38	retention and transfer that includes:
39	39	(A) the polling location in which the device was
40	40	used;
41	41	(B) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (5);
42	42	and
43	43	(C) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (7).
44	44	(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules that require a
45	45	device described by this section used during the early voting
46	46	period [or under the countywide polling place program under Section
47	47	43.007] to update data in real time. If a county uses a device that
48	48	does not comply with the rule in two consecutive general elections
49	49	for state and county officers, the secretary of state shall assess a
50	50	noncompliance fee. The noncompliance fee shall be set at an amount
51	51	determined by secretary of state rule.
52	52	SECTION 2. Section 32.0511(d), Election Code, is amended to
53	53	read as follows:
54	54	(d) Not more than two student election clerks may serve at a
55	55	polling place[, except that not more than four student election
56	56	clerks may serve at any countywide polling place].
57	57	SECTION 3. The following provisions of the Election Code
58	58	are repealed:
59	59	(1) Section 32.002(c-1);
60	60	(2) Section 43.004(c);
61	61	(3) Section 43.007; and
62	62	(4) Section 85.062(f-1).
63	63	SECTION 4. Nothing in this Act may be construed to impact
64	64	polling locations used for early voting by personal appearance or
65	65	prevent a voter from casting a ballot at any branch polling place in
66	66	the territory served by the early voting clerk as provided by
67	67	Section 85.066, Election Code.
68	68	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.