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      By: Toth H.B. No. 1005       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the process of canvassing elections.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 67.004(d), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (d)  The canvassing authority shall [ may ] compare the   precinct returns with the corresponding tally list. If a   discrepancy is discovered between the vote totals shown on the   returns and those shown on the tally list for a precinct, the   presiding judge of the precinct shall examine the returns and tally   list and make the necessary corrections on the returns.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.