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  89R4250 LRM-D     By: Swanson H.B. No. 1476       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 52, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 52.0685 to read as follows:           Sec.   52.0685.     OPTION TO AFFIRMATIVELY CHOOSE NOT TO VOTE.   (a) Voters shall be given the opportunity to select "None of the   above" instead of voting for a candidate appearing on the ballot or   the list of write-in candidates for each race.           (b)     A vote under this section does not count for the purpose   of determining which candidate received a majority of votes.           (c)     The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and   manner of placing the option "None of the above" on the ballot.          SECTION 2.  Sections 52.070(a) and (b), Election Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A shape for voting shall be printed to the left of :                 (1)   each candidate's name on a ballot ; and                 (2)     the option "None of the above" for each office to   be voted on in the election .          (b)  Immediately below "OFFICIAL BALLOT," the following   instruction shall be printed: "Vote for the candidate of your   choice in each race by placing an 'X' or filling in the shape beside   the candidate's name or beside "None of the above" ."          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.