89R13900 AB-F
By: Raymond H.B. No. 5126
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to grounds for recounting paperless electronic voting
system ballots.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 212.0241, Election Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 212.0241. NO GROUND REQUIRED FOR PAPERLESS ELECTRONIC
VOTING SYSTEM RECOUNT.
SECTION 2. Sections 212.0241(a), (b), and (c), Election
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) A ground for obtaining an initial recount as prescribed
by this subchapter is not required to obtain an initial recount of
paperless electronic voting system results, subject to Subsection
(b).
(b) A candidate for nomination or election to an office may
obtain an initial recount of paperless electronic voting system
results in an election in which the person was a candidate only if
the candidate is shown by the election returns not to be nominated
or elected. However, a candidate shown to be nominated or elected
may obtain an initial recount if an opposing candidate's initial
recount petition is approved for a recount that is covered by
Section 212.131(c) and that does not include all of the voting
system precincts in the election.
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures
necessary to accommodate the authorization to obtain a recount of
paperless electronic voting system results without a specific
ground.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.