Valoree Swanson voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes the Secretary of State's Office to Withhold Funding from County Election Officials
Signed by Governor Greg Abbott
Title: Authorizes the Secretary of State's Office to Withhold Funding from County Election Officials
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that authorizes the secretary of state's office to withhold state funding from county election officials who fail to follow rules for canceling registrations of ineligible voters.
Authorizes the secretary of state to withhold funds administered and distributed by the department to a registrar if they fail to timely approve, change, or cancel an individual’s voter registration (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the secretary of state shall distribute the aforementioned funds if the registrar performs their duties no later than 30 days after the funds are withheld (Sec. 1).
Establishes that this act shall take effect September 1, 2021 (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes the Secretary of State's Office to Withhold Funding from County Election Officials
Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes the secretary of state's office to withhold state funding from county election officials who fail to follow rules for canceling registrations of ineligible voters.
Authorizes the secretary of state to withhold funds administered and distributed by the department to a registrar if they fail to timely approve, change, or cancel an individual’s voter registration (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the secretary of state shall distribute the aforementioned funds if the registrar performs their duties no later than 30 days after the funds are withheld (Sec. 1).
Establishes that this act shall take effect September 1, 2021 (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes the Secretary of State's Office to Withhold Funding from County Election Officials
Title: Authorizes the Secretary of State's Office to Withhold Funding from County Election Officials