Bill Text: TX SB160 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 160 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the identification of a person as an election poll watcher.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-25 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB160 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB160-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 160




	AN ACT
	relating to the identification of a person as an election poll
	watcher.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 33.051, Election Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f) On accepting a watcher for service, the election officer
	shall provide the watcher with a form of identification, prescribed
	by the secretary of state, to be displayed by the watcher during the
	watcher's hours of service at the polling place.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 160 passed the Senate on
	March 19, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 160 passed the House on
	May 10, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, two
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor