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  89R6241 MLH-D     By: Hughes S.B. No. 1186       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to oversight of certain election procedures by the   secretary of state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 31.0205 to read as follows:           Sec.   31.0205.     COUNTY OVERSIGHT BY SECRETARY OF CERTAIN   ELECTION PROCEDURES. A county election official may not implement   an election procedure that is not described or allowed by this code   unless the county election official first obtains approval from the   secretary of state to implement the procedure.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.