Bill Text: TX HB2178 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to observation of voter assistance by a poll watcher.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-21 - Referred to Elections [HB2178 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB2178-Introduced.html

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85R10806 ADM-F
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 2178

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to observation of voter assistance by a poll watcher.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.057, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 33.057. OBSERVING PREPARATION OF VOTER'S BALLOT. (a)
A watcher is entitled to be present at the voting station when a
voter is being assisted by an election officer or by a person of the
voter's choice, and the watcher is entitled to examine the ballot
before it is deposited in the ballot box to determine whether it is
prepared in accordance with the voter's wishes.
(b) A watcher may not be present at the voting station when a
voter is preparing the voter's ballot [or is being assisted by a
person of the voter's choice].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.