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  89R1076 MLH-D     By: Dorazio H.B. No. 1058       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility requirements to serve as an election   watcher.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 33.031, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 33.031.  GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  [ (a) ]  To   be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must :                 (1)   be a qualified voter[ :                [ (1)     of the county in which the person is to serve, in   an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a   primary election;                [ (2)     of the part of the county in which the election is   held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority   that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence ];   and                 (2)   [ (3)     of the political subdivision, in an election   ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a   county.          [ (b)     In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), to   be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must ] complete training   under Section 33.008.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.