TITLE: Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.

SUMMARY: Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 61.014, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (a) Except as permitted by Sections 61.012 and 61.013, a [A] person may not use a wireless communication device within a room in which voting is taking place [within 100 feet of a voting station].(e) The secretary of state shall require a presiding judge to post a notice that states the prohibition on the use of a wireless communication device in a prominent and reasonably visible location outside of a room in which voting is taking place. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.