HB 3113
AN ACT relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Requires counties that conduct hand counts of paper ballots to use ballots that can be scanned and processed by automatic tabulating equipment. The requirement applies specifically to counties that currently do manual vote counting, mandating that their ballots must be compatible with scanning technology. Starting September 1, 2025, these counties will need to ensure their ballots meet the new scanning capability standard.
Bill Text
relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 52, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 52.076 to read as follows: Sec. 52.076. SCANNABLE BALLOTS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "automatic tabulating equipment" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.003. (b) For an election in a county that conducts a hand count of voted paper ballots, the ballot must be capable of being scanned and processed by automatic tabulating equipment. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be
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