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• time for the voter to cure their mail-in ballot.
• Right to cure any problems with their mail-in ballots and successfully vote in our elections.
• But in Harris County, they had 63,000 ballot-by-mail votes in November of 2024.
• In 2022 they had... hundred thousand ballot-by-mail votes.
• ballot-by-mail that came in.

Bills: HB569, HB766, HB1638, HB2316, HB2773, HB2785, HB3113, HB3709, HB3775, HB4275

Keywords: early voting, ballot correction, voting rights, election integrity, mail-in voting, voter notification, HB 766, precinct chair, precinct chair candidate, ballot application, Texas Election Code, Section 172.021, election administration, candidate filing, party precinct chair, county party, political party office, email address, telephone number, confidential candidate information

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• It's in here. Back that you're in.
• Since you're in settings, you'll have settings here. >> Just pull down there. >> You can just type in
• from paying property taxes in Alabama.
• So, we paying property taxes in Alabama.
• All in favor say I. >> all right vote. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I.

Bills: HB131, HB77, HB131, HB77

Keywords: Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, diversity, government oversight, Sunset Law, congressional districts, HB77, absentee voting, absentee ballot, disabled voter, disability accommodation, voter assistance, ballot delivery, ballot application, designee, caregiver, election manager, vote by mail, mail ballot, ballot harvesting, voter access

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• It had only three instances of non-citizens casting ballots in Texas in 2018.
• Separate ballot systems in each county.
• There's no mail voting. We could create a system for mail ballots.
• Yes, there is a way to add in a mail ballot process if that's something that the bill author desires.
• Making sure that mail-in ballots are available.

Bills: HB2442, HB3697, HB4288, HB5256, HB5337, HB5362, HJR161

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• Caldwell's name appeared on both the Republican. in a Democrat primary election ballot when the candidates
• That's in the code already, but he still continues to put his name on both primary ballots.
• Of course, when he did that, he knocked himself off the ballot because in Texas, when you vote in the
• And much later, even though we know that person is going to be ineligible to be on the ballot in November
• We didn't have a remedy in place to remove them from the ballot earlier. Thank you very much.

Bills: SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38

Keywords: evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony

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• As a result, many people voted. in the wrong precincts, wrong locations, wrong ballots. Again.
• The waivers caused the breaching of ballot, secrecy for more than 6,000 in-person voters.
• board to review mail-in ballot carrier envelopes to determine whether to accept or reject a mail-in
• instructed that the committee was only supposed to compare the ID on the envelope to the ID on the mail-in
• To a mail ballot envelope.

Bills: SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38

Keywords: evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony

Bills: SB 1065, SB 2117, SB 2217, SB 2363, SB 2533, SB 2742, SB 2743, SB 2881, SB 2964, SB 3013, SB 3014

Keywords: election procedures, voting systems, ballot counting, voter registration, electronic voting, electioneering, public funds, political advertising, civil penalties, school district, election offenses, prosecution, criminal procedure, district attorney, disqualification, voting by mail, election process, ballot correction, voter notification, electoral integrity

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• So, if a voter follows all the rules, mails their ballot in time, but if it arrives after... ...after
• We do have a deadline for mail-in ballots. I can't wait to get this bill adopted.
• put their ballots in the mail on the same day could receive totally different results.
• this arena, that the resident applied for a mail-in ballot.
• But I think, you know, in our family, if my mother asked me to assist her in casting a mail ballot for

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• It's located in the hallways.
• Twice in our U.S.
• I live in a Republican county, in a Republican state, in a Republican nation, and my taxes are way too
• We're not included in those; we're not allowed to be in those.
• in March.

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• Um, and so in an effort to save, um, last year—or, excuse me, in 2024—we spent $57,000 printing and mailing
• Um, section seven and eight are cleanup language around color ballots, which haven't existed in several
• Um, and so in an effort to save, um, last year—or, excuse me, in 2024—we spent $57,000 printing and mailing
• Um, and so in an effort to save, um, last year—or, excuse me, in 2024—we spent $57,000 printing and mailing
• Um, section seven and eight are cleanup language around color ballots, which haven't existed in several

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

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• completing an application for a ballot by mail.
• So, I'm all for trying to help. ...help seniors and people get applications or get a ballot by mail.
• my county who voted. ...So it's in the other party's primary and request a ballot by mail for them using
• In our election system, votes follow a three-step path. First, the voters mark the ballots.
• for in-person early voting and voting by mail.

Bills: HB3097, HB3691, SB108, SB827, SB1541, SB1862, SB2166, SB2216

Keywords: Texas elections, Election Code, uniform election date, November election, local elections, political subdivisions, general election date, election administration, municipal utility district, county elections, local government, ballot scheduling, candidate filing, voter turnout, election calendar, HB 3097, early voting, electronic application, mail-in ballot, voting accessibility

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• But it doesn't have any sugar in<00:09:50.080> it. in it. in it.
• <00:15:39.120> of >> you know in in the grand scheme of >> you know in in the
• and everybody in between. and everybody in between.
• down in this in this legislation down in this in this legislation because, because, because, >
• Um, but she's in here >> Um from in town.

Bills: SB57, SB155, HB39, HB77, HB104, SB57, SB155, HB39, HB77, HB104

Keywords: property, acknowledgment, conveyance, business entities, limited liability companies, state employees, payroll deduction, salary deduction, comptroller, membership association, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, deferred compensation, state payroll, employee benefits, association dues, withholding, Alabama Code 36-1-4.3

Bills: HB429, HB496, HB640, HB657, HB665, HB677, HB952

Keywords: Texas Election Code, elections, voting station, polling place, ballot marking, ballot reading, child accompaniment, minor, parental supervision, voter education, secretary of state, county election administrator, voter assistance, election administration, poll worker rules, ballot secrecy, HB 496, ballot option, none of the above, abstain from vote

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• We are now in formal session this morning.
• Let's go to the Lord in prayer.
• This changes one word in an existing statute, and that changes the election in an off-presidential year
• I love, hopefully, we've got it in a better position now. ...got it in a better position.
• I know in Shelby County, our costs... ...know in Shelby County, it's a bunch of money.

Bills: HB258, HB308, HB258, HB308

Keywords: primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, elections, voter registration, publishing requirements, cost-saving

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• This would provide additional options for that voter to fill out their mail ballot and place it in a
• The basic process will be that, as now, voters will put their signature on their mail-in ballot.
• They will also be required to put one of the three sets of numbers. ...mail-in ballot.
• Still cast her ballot through the mail in that way.
• Mail ballots can be mailed in or dropped off for a period of four weeks, early voting lasts for two weeks

Bills: AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

Bills: HB117, HB228, HB250, HB260, HB393, HB400, HB446, HB534, HB551, HB576, HB842

Keywords: Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393

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• So, and that could be because they received a mail-in ballot or whatever, who knows?
• are engaged in curing ballots, this actually streamlines things.
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1057 requires any fraud countermeasures that are used in or on ballot
• in Arizona by using the federal early write-in ballot when the citizen’s parent is also a U.S. citizen
• Early write-in ballot.

Bills: SB1003, SB1006, SB1029, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1053, SB1057, SB1060, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security

Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee opened with roll call, member introductions, and a lengthy agenda item on alleged anomalies involving the State Bar of Arizona. The committee heard live testimony from a former attorney who described his disciplinary experience as retaliatory and unfair, and staff read excerpts from affidavits criticizing bar discipline procedures, notice, and due process. Members debated the State Bar’s authority, attorney discipline rules, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation, with some arguing the bar is unaccountable and others emphasizing the Supreme Court’s oversight and existing disciplinary procedures. The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037, requiring stricter security measures for vote-recording and tabulating equipment, passed 4-2-1 after members debated claims of election-system vulnerabilities and the cost of added safeguards. SB 1038, which would make cast vote records publicly available quickly after polls close, was amended to require transmission to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after canvass and then passed 4-2-1. SB 1040, expanding public online access to voter registration rolls in read-only form, also passed 4-2-1 after privacy concerns were raised and the sponsor argued for transparency. The committee next approved SB 1039, allowing attorneys who prevail in discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings, despite objections that it raised separation-of-powers concerns and testimony about bar discipline procedures. SB 1053, capping Arizona resident concealed-carry permit fees at 10% of the nonresident fee, passed 4-2-1 after supporters framed it as a constitutional-rights and affordability measure and opponents raised public-safety and revenue concerns. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, passed 4-2-1 after debate over cost and vendor capability. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2-2 amid concerns about unintended effects on military families. Finally, SB 1061, lowering the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams, drew strong opposition from defense and civil-liberties witnesses who warned it would sweep in users and prescribed medications; the transcript ends during that testimony, before a final action is shown.

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• And finally, we require the central accumulator to produce reports showing ballots cast by location in
• Where you have two weeks of early voting, in some cases, you may have 10,000 to 20,000 ballots in Dallas
• Senate Bill 2964. is about ballots by mail.
• You're talking about, this would be errors on the outer envelope that they're mailing in, not on their
• ballot.

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• In the latter stages of 2024, from August to December, the TSRA sent out we just sent out nine e-mail
• Since then, being in the, you know, in Harris County under the ballot security, I can name numerous cases
• Not violating the secret ballot, but knowing how many people voted and so that in addition to the election
• ballots in Dallas County.
• Is about ballots by mail.

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• openly in places where it's not prohibited.
• This decision was made in response to a prior shooting incident involving a gun illegally smuggled in
• of it happening again in 2024.
• We did not have the committee substitute in time, but there is no change in the substitute.
• Since then, being in Harris County under ballot security, I can name numerous cases where we have collected

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.

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• an election in Nevada in history. 1,590 voters had their provisional ballots not counted because they
• ballot in the case of emergencies.
• ballot in the case of emergencies.
• My question is regarding the mail ballots.
• Getting those mail ballots counted, all of the mail ballots that come in before Election Day, having

Bills: AB534, AB562, AB595, AB597, AB600, SB74, SB226, SB422, SB488

Keywords: election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations