| 1 | 1 | | By: Swanson H.B. No. 3323 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the responsibilities of the tabulation supervisor of a |
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| 9 | 9 | | central counting station; providing a civil penalty |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 127.003, Election Code, is amended to |
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| 12 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 127.003. TABULATION SUPERVISOR. (a) The authority |
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| 14 | 14 | | establishing a central counting station shall appoint a tabulation |
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| 15 | 15 | | supervisor of the station. Except as otherwise provided by this |
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| 16 | 16 | | section, the eligibility requirements prescribed by this code for |
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| 17 | 17 | | precinct election judges apply to a person appointed under this |
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| 18 | 18 | | section. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) To be eligible for appointment, a person must be: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) trained in the operation of the automatic |
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| 21 | 21 | | tabulating equipment installed at the counting station; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) a registered voter of the political subdivision |
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| 23 | 23 | | served by the authority establishing the counting station or an |
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| 24 | 24 | | employee of the political subdivision that adopts or owns the |
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| 25 | 25 | | voting system. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (c) Employees of a political subdivision are not |
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| 27 | 27 | | disqualified from appointment and, if appointed, may be paid |
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| 28 | 28 | | additional compensation for their services. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (d) The tabulation supervisor is in charge of the operation |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the automatic tabulating equipment at the counting station. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (e) The tabulation supervisor is in charge of ensuring that |
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| 32 | 32 | | the counting of ballots shall be conducted continuously until all |
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| 33 | 33 | | the ballots are counted. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (f) A tabulation supervisor commits an offense if the |
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| 35 | 35 | | tabulation supervisor fails to comply with a requirement under this |
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| 36 | 36 | | section. The Attorney General shall assess a civil penalty of $500 |
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| 37 | 37 | | for an offense under this section. The tabulation supervisor shall |
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| 38 | 38 | | be personally liable for any penalties assessed by the Attorney |
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| 39 | 39 | | General. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (g) The tabulation supervisor is entitled to compensation |
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| 41 | 41 | | in an amount fixed by the authority establishing the counting |
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| 42 | 42 | | station. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 44 | 44 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 45 | 45 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 46 | 46 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 47 | 47 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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