TITLE: Relating to eligibility for appointment as a central counting station manager.

SUMMARY: Relating to eligibility for appointment as a central counting station manager.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to eligibility for appointment as a central counting station manager. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 127.002(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) To be eligible for appointment, a person must: (1) have knowledge and experience in the conduct of elections with the electronic voting system for which the counting station is established; and (2) be a registered voter of the political subdivision served by the authority establishing the counting station, except:(A) during the first year following the adoption of the voting system;or (B) if the person is an employee of the political subdivision that adopts or owns the voting system.SECTION 2. 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.