Bill Amendment: TX SB2433 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.

Status: 2023-04-28 - Referred to Elections [SB2433 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB2433-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F1-Hall.html

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Amend CSSB 2433 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 67.007, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:

(d-1)  The secretary of state shall post the county returns on the secretary of state's Internet website, organized by precinct. Not later than 24 hours after the secretary of state posts the county returns, the county clerk shall verify that the county returns on the secretary of state's Internet website accurately reflect the precinct returns delivered to the county clerk.

SECTION ____.  Section 67.013, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1)  The secretary of state shall compare the county returns with the corresponding local election register. If a discrepancy is discovered between the vote totals shown on the returns and those shown in the register, the secretary of state shall examine the returns and register and make the necessary corrections on the returns.