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  89R15734 JDK-D     By: McQueeney H.B. No. 4849       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the numbering of ballots.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 52.062, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 52.062.  NUMBERING OF BALLOTS.   (a)   The ballots   prepared by each authority responsible for having the official   ballot prepared shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the   number "1."           (b)     An official ballot may not be numbered using a device   described by Section 31.014 or by a device that is connected, either   directly or by a shared network, to a device described by Section   31.014.          SECTION 2.  Section 124.062, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:           (d)  Section 52.062 applies to electronic system ballots.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.