HB 4849
AN ACT relating to the numbering of ballots.
House Bill
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
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the numbering of ballots. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 52.062, Election Code, is amended to Sec. 52.062. NUMBERING OF BALLOTS. (a) The ballots prepared by each authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the (b) An official ballot may not be numbered using a device described by Section 31.014 or by a device that is connected, either directly or by a shared network, to a device described by Section SECTION 2. Section 124.062, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Section 52.062 applies to electronic system ballots. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the numbering of ballots.
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