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Texas Election Code - Section 122.0911. Assistance Required By Secretary Of State

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§ 122.0911. ASSISTANCE REQUIRED BY SECRETARY OF 
STATE.  (a) If the secretary of state determines that the 
assistance of a particular person is necessary for the proper and 
efficient reexamination of a voting system or voting system 
equipment under this subchapter, the secretary may require that 
person to provide the necessary assistance as provided by this 
section.
	(b)  The secretary of state shall deliver written notice to a 
person whose assistance is required not later than 72 hours before 
the date the reexamination is scheduled to occur.  The notice must 
state:
		(1)  that the person is required to provide assistance 
under Section 122.0911, Election Code;
		(2)  the nature of the assistance that is required;  and                      
		(3)  the date, hour, and place of the reexamination.                          
	(c)  A person who, after proper notice, fails to provide the 
assistance required by the secretary of state is civilly liable to 
the state for $100 for each day that the person fails to comply.  The 
secretary of state shall notify the attorney general to initiate 
suit to recover the penalty.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.          

Last modified: August 11, 2007