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Texas Election Code - ELEC § 127.010. Feasibility Study on Central Counting Station Operating as Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of § 127.010 as added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 824 (H.B. 1848), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. See, also, text of § 127.010 as added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 415 (H.B. 1632), § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2023. >

(a) The secretary of state shall conduct a study to consider the feasibility of conforming each central counting station with the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) standards promulgated by the United States federal government.

(b) The study must consider the feasibility of ensuring substantial compliance with the SCIF standards while allowing for poll watching and other citizen involvement in an election permitted under state law.

(c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the secretary of state shall create a detailed report summarizing the findings of the study and deliver the report to the legislature.

(d) This section expires December 15, 2024.

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