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