Bill Text: TX HB2944 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility requirements to serve as an election watcher.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-14 - Referred to Elections [HB2944 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB2944-Introduced.html

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88R13879 MLH-D
By: Dorazio H.B. No. 2944

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility requirements to serve as an election
watcher.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.031, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 33.031. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. [(a)] To
be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must:
(1) be a qualified voter[:
[(1) of the county in which the person is to serve, in
an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a
primary election;
[(2) of the part of the county in which the election is
held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority
that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence];
and
(2) [(3) of the political subdivision, in an election
ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a
county.
[(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), to
be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must] complete training
under Section 33.008.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.