Bill Text: TX SB349 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to enforce election laws.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-02 - Referred to State Affairs [SB349 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB349-Introduced.html
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| By: Ellis | S.B. No. 349 | |
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| relating to the authority of the secretary of state to enforce | ||
| election laws. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Section 31.005, Election Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 31.005. ENFORCEMENT; PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 31.005(b), Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (b) If the secretary determines that a person performing | ||
| official functions in the administration of any part of the | ||
| electoral processes is exercising the powers vested in that person | ||
| in a manner that impedes the free exercise of a citizen's voting | ||
| rights or otherwise violates this code, the secretary may order the | ||
| person to correct the offending conduct. If the person fails to | ||
| comply, the secretary may seek enforcement of the order by a | ||
| temporary restraining order or a writ of injunction or mandamus | ||
| obtained through the attorney general. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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, 2015. | ||
