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| 1 | - | 89R22537 JDK-D | |
| 2 | - | By: Troxclair, Tepper, Bucy, Schofield, H.B. No. 3113 | |
| 3 | - | Harris | |
| 4 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3113: | |
| 5 | - | By: Shaheen C.S.H.B. No. 3113 | |
| 1 | + | 89R8481 JDK-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Troxclair H.B. No. 3113 | |
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| 10 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 11 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 12 | 9 | relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be | |
| 13 | 10 | scannable. | |
| 14 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 15 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 52, Election Code, is | |
| 16 | 13 | amended by adding Section 52.076 to read as follows: | |
| 17 | 14 | Sec. 52.076. SCANNABLE BALLOTS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN | |
| 18 | - | COUNTIES. For an election in a county that conducts a hand count of | |
| 15 | + | COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "automatic tabulating equipment" | |
| 16 | + | has the meaning assigned by Section 121.003. | |
| 17 | + | (b) For an election in a county that conducts a hand count of | |
| 19 | 18 | voted paper ballots, the ballot must be capable of being scanned and | |
| 20 | - | processed by | |
| 19 | + | processed by automatic tabulating equipment. | |
| 21 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |