Bill Amendment: TX SB7 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Status: 2021-05-30 - Point of order overruled Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2) [SB7 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB7-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F7-Taylor.html

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Amend CSSB 7 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 4 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 4 accordingly:

SECTION 4.___. Section 276.013(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes any effort to:

(1)  influence the independent exercise of the vote of another in the presence of the ballot or during the voting process;

(2)  cause a voter to become registered, a ballot to be obtained, or a vote to be cast under false pretenses; [or]

(3)  count votes or alter a report to include votes the person knows are invalid;

(4)  refuse to count valid votes or alter a report to exclude valid votes; or

(5) [(3)]  cause any intentionally misleading statement, representation, or information to be provided:

(A)  to an election official; or

(B)  on an application for ballot by mail, carrier envelope, or any other official election-related form or document.