HB531 - Relating to the use of certain devices by a person occupying a voting station.

  89R3238 LRM-D     By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 531       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of certain devices by a person occupying a   voting station.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 61.014, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read   as follows:          (a)   Except as otherwise provided by this section, a [ A ]   person may not use a wireless communication device within 100 feet   of a voting station.          (b)  A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means   to record [ of recording ] images or sound within 100 feet of a voting   station.           (e)     A person who is occupying a voting station may use the   person's wireless communication device to access ballot or   candidate information that was downloaded or created before the   person entered the polling place.          SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 62.0111, Election Code,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 62.0111.  NOTICE OF USE  [ PROHIBITION ] OF CERTAIN   DEVICES.          SECTION 3.  Section 62.0111(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  At the discretion of the presiding judge, notice of the   limited  [ prohibition of the ] use of certain devices under Section   61.014 may be posted at one or more locations in the polling place   where it can be read by persons waiting to vote.          SECTION 4.  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.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.