SB 396: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Garcia
Elections; Requiring the Department of State to adopt rules relating to the security of certain voting procedures; authorizing political action committees and political committees to have poll watchers in polling rooms and early voting areas; requiring that a certain audit be conducted after each election; requiring a person requesting a vote-by-mail ballot to provide and attest to an allowed reason for such request; requiring a supervisor of elections to verify a certificate signature, a voter certificate envelope, and ballot material in a specified manner, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 51 | Elections | Rudman | Compare | Last Action: 1/2/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction |
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| S 394 | Elections | Garcia | Compare | Last Action: 1/28/2025 S Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (25)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 97.021 | Definitions. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 101.015 | Standards for voting systems. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 101.131 | Watchers at polls. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 101.132 | Page 25 (pdf) | |
| 101.21 | Official ballots; number; printing; payment. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 101.545 | Retention and destruction of certain election materials. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 101.5614 | Canvass of returns. | Page 31 (pdf) |
| 101.595 | Analysis and reports of voting problems. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 101.6103 | Mail ballot election procedure. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 101.6104 | Challenge of votes. | Page 41 (pdf) |
| 101.62 | Request for vote-by-mail ballots. | Page 41 (pdf) |
| 101.64 | Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 101.65 | Instructions to absent electors. | Page 48 (pdf) |
| 101.655 | Supervised voting by absent electors in certain facilities. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 101.68 | Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 101.69 | Voting in person; return of vote-by-mail ballot. | Page 66 (pdf) |
| 101.6921 | Delivery of special vote-by-mail ballot to certain first-time voters. | Page 69 (pdf) |
| 101.6923 | Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters. | Page 71 (pdf) |
| 102.012 | Inspectors and clerks to conduct elections. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 102.014 | Poll worker recruitment and training. | Page 78 (pdf) |
| 102.141 | County canvassing board; duties. | Page 83 (pdf) |
| 102.166 | Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. | Page 90 (pdf) |
| 104.21 | Changing electors’ ballots. | Page 95 (pdf) |
| 104.291 | Page 95 (pdf) | |
| 104.30 | Voting system; unlawful possession; tampering. | Page 96 (pdf) |
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