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.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/28/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 396, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2025 at 4:39 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
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Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 51 Elections Rudman Compare Last Action: 1/2/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction 
S 394 Elections Garcia Compare Last Action: 1/28/2025 S Filed
Citations - 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)