Bill Text: TX SB690 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the use of a mechanical or electronic device by a person occupying a voting station.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-15 - Referred to State Affairs [SB690 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB690-Introduced.html

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85R7902 ADM-D
By: West S.B. No. 690

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of a mechanical or electronic device by a person
occupying a voting station.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.014(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means
to record [of recording] images or sound within 100 feet of a voting
station except that a person occupying a voting station may use a
mechanical or electronic device to photograph the person's
completed ballot.
SECTION 2. Section 62.0111(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the wording of a
notice posted under this section, which may include a description
of the exception provided by Section 61.014(b).
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, 2017.