TITLE: Relating to a poll watcher presenting proof of identification at the polling place.

SUMMARY: Relating to a poll watcher presenting proof of identification at the polling place.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a poll watcher presenting proof of identification at the polling place. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 33.051(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A watcher appointed to serve at a precinct polling place, a meeting place for an early voting ballot board, or a central counting station must deliver the following materials to the presiding judge at the time the watcher reports for service: (1) a form of legal identification under Section 63.0101 that discloses the full name and address of the watcher; (2) a certificate of appointment; and (3) [(2)] a certificate of completion from training completed by the watcher under Section 33.008. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.