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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the process of canvassing elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 67.004(d), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The canvassing authority shall [may] compare the |
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precinct returns with the corresponding tally list. If a |
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discrepancy is discovered between the vote totals shown on the |
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returns and those shown on the tally list for a precinct, the |
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presiding judge of the precinct shall examine the returns and tally |
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list and make the necessary corrections on the returns. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |