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13 Document(s) [ Subject: Secretary of State, Texas ]
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Ballots | Election administration | Election laws | Electronic Registration Information Center | Harris County | Personally identifiable information | Secretary of State, Texas | Voter registration | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.88 EL25HE.pdf | |
| Session: | 88th R.S. (2023) | |
| Online version: | View report [47 pages File size: 1,646 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
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| 2. | Adherence to Texas Election Laws: Evaluate the Secretary of State’s Election Audit Program’s findings and solicit information regarding emergent election issues in other counties. Make recommendations to ensure counties faithfully adhere to Texas election laws and those tasked with administering and enforcing the law receive appropriate resources and training. | |
| Committee: | Senate State Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Affordable housing | Age (Law) | Agriculture | Alcohol laws and regulations | Audits | Beverages | Bingo | BlackRock | Boycotts | Child welfare | Children's mental health | Citizenship | Compassionate Use Act, Texas | Countywide Polling Place Program | Distilleries | e-commerce | Election administration | Election security | Electioneering | Elections | Emergency shelters | Environmental, Social, and Governance | Farm Bill | Farm produce | Financial investments | Foreign real estate transactions | Freedom of speech | Gambling | Government transparency | Hemp | High tech industry | Homelessness | Immigrants | Impeachment | Investment of public funds | Ku Klux Klan | Landlords and tenants | Lottery Commission, Texas | Lottery.com | Marijuana | Minors | Natural gas industry | Oil industry | Open government | Open Meetings Act, Texas | Open records requests and decisions | Paxton, Ken | Political violence | Pornography | Primary elections | Product safety | Public demonstrations | Public Information Act, Texas | Public retirement systems | Real estate transactions | Runoff elections | School districts | Secretary of State, Texas | Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act | Social media | State comparisons | Substance abuse | Texas Constitution | Texas Distilled Spirits Association | Texas history | Texas Lottery | Transitional housing | U.S. Constitution | Voter registration | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.88 ST29A | |
| Session: | 88th R.S. (2023) | |
| Online version: | View report [93 pages File size: 2,963 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Maintaining Election Security: Identify threats to Texas’s election integrity, including those from "Big Tech" and foreign entities. Recommend ways to neutralize such threats. Additionally, evaluate the countywide polling place program in Texas. Make recommendations to address countywide polling issues, such as increased wait times, longer travel distances, supply shortages, and reporting irregularities. Evaluate current laws that prohibit political subdivisions and public school districts from using government resources for illegal electioneering. Make recommendations to strengthen these laws and put a stop to illegal electioneering. | |
| 2. | Social Media & Protecting Children: Study the impact of social media use on children. Review current mechanisms in place to protect minors online. Monitor the implementation of HB 18, 88th R.S., relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school. Make policy recommendations to further protect Texas children online. | |
| 3. | Protecting Texas Land and Assets: Evaluate strategic land and asset acquisitions in Texas by foreign entities that threaten the safety and security of the United States. Further, evaluate large-scale purchases of single-family homes by domestic entities and its impact on housing affordability for Texas families. Make recommendations to ensure Texans are secure from foreign threats and homes are affordable in our state. | |
| 4. | Responsible Investing: Study the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on our state’s public pensions, with a focus on proxy voting services. Make recommendations to ensure our state’s pension systems vote and invest in accordance with their fiduciary responsibility to maximize profit. Additionally, monitor the implementation of SB 13, 87th R.S., relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies that boycott energy companies. Specifically, examine how a company is removed from the list of companies that boycott energy companies when the company ceases to boycott energy companies. Report on how frequently the list maintained by the comptroller is updated and make recommendations to ensure an ongoing accurate list. | |
| 5. | Banning Delta 8 and 9: Examine the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Texas. Make recommendations to further regulate the sale of these products, and suggest legislation to stop retailers who market these products to children. | |
| 6. | Impeachment Reform: Evaluate the constitutional and statutory impeachment procedures in our state. Make recommendations to ensure a fair and transparent process. | |
| 7. | Runoff Elections: Study the prerequisites, timing, and efficiency of runoff elections. Make recommendations to increase the efficiency and lower the costs of runoff elections. Examine the 50% vote threshold to avoid a runoff, particularly when four or more candidates are running for the same office. Report whether the vote percentage threshold should be lowered in some instances. | |
| 8. | Lottery: Study "lottery courier services," which allow their clients to purchase lottery tickets over the internet. Report on the number of couriers and the magnitude of sales from such services in Texas. Determine whether courier services are operating legally in Texas and whether a change in law is needed to respond to technological advancements to protect children in our state and to maintain original legislative intent. Recommend legislation to clarify Texas’s laws regarding online lottery sales. | |
| 9. | Unmasking Protestors: Study the use of face coverings and hoods designed to conceal the identity of those bent on committing crimes at protests. Recommend legislation to stop the chaos and destruction by those who attempt to commit crimes while concealing their identity during public gatherings. | |
| 10. | Stop Noncitizen Voting: Evaluate the current safeguards in place to prevent noncitizens from voting in elections. Recommend legislation to facilitate the removal of noncitizen voters from the voter rolls as well as legislation to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote in Texas. | |
| 11. | Beverages with THC: Evaluate Texas laws and regulations concerning THC beverage manufacturing and delivery. Report on the current regulations and safeguards Texas may or may not have in place for drinks with any amount of THC. Recommend legislation to protect Texas consumers. | |
| 12. | Public Trust in Government: Examine the current state of accountability, ethics, and transparency in local government. Recommend ways to bolster public trust in local government by strengthening the Public Information Act and Open Meetings Act. | |
| 13. | Addressing Homelessness: Study programs that address the homelessness crisis in Texas. Specifically, review programs like Haven for Hope and determine whether such programs could be a model throughout our state. Propose legislation to address the root causes of homelessness by expanding successful programs for cities of all sizes. | |
| 14. | Election Audit Reports: Evaluate the Secretary of State’s election audit reports. Make recommendations to secure our elections and ensure counties follow the law. | |
| 15. | Monitoring: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on State Affairs passed by the 88th Legislature. Specifically, evaluate the impact of SB 2284, 88th R.S. relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit. Report whether the increased sale of distilled spirits has had a positive impact on economic development and public safety in this industry. | |
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Early voting | Election administration | Election dates | Election residency requirements | Elections | Military personnel | Secretary of State, Texas | University students | Unopposed elections | Voter registration | Voting by mail | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 EL25he | |
| Session: | 82nd R.S. (2011) | |
| Online version: | View report [29 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine the benefits and risks of using mobile voting stations in Texas. | |
| 2. | Examine ways to more clearly define a residence address for voter registration purposes, giving special consideration to college-age students. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation and impact of the MOVE Act on the state and on municipalities. Make legislative recommendations, as needed, to ensure a smooth implementation of the law. (Joint with the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs) | |
| 4. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 82nd Legislature. | |
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Election fraud | Election laws | Email | Ethics Commission, Texas | Internet | Secretary of State, Texas | Voter registration | Voting by mail | Voting systems | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.79 El25he | |
| Session: | 79th R.S. (2005) | |
| Online version: | View report [62 pages File size: 20,001 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitor the continued implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) by the Office of the Secretary of State, as major HAVA deadlines occur throughout 2006. | |
| 2. | Examine the prevalence of fraud in Texas elections, considering prosecution rates and measures of prevention. | |
| 3. | Examine the growing use of technology in campaigns and the administration of elections, and the need to recodify sections of the Texas Election Code to reflect our current practices. | |
| 4. | Examine ways to improve the uniformity and efficiency of elections held by political subdivisions, particularly by exploring market practices for leasing voting equipment. | |
| 5. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2004 : a report to the House of Representatives, 79th Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Election laws | Ethics Commission, Texas | Provisional ballots | Secretary of State, Texas | Statutory revision | Voter registration | Voting systems | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.78 EL25he | |
| Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
| Online version: | View report [25 pages File size: 89 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review compliance with the provisions of the Federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and implementation through the Secretary of State's office of the legislation passed as issues surrounding HAVA become more settled. | |
| 2. | Examine the risks, costs, benefits and efficiencies of the entire canon of Texas Election Law for an omnibus rewrite and recodification. | |
| 3. | Monitor the Texas Ethics Commission rulemaking for the implementation of HB 1606, 78th R.S.. | |
| 4. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 68th Legislature : report of the Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Elections | Political conventions | Secretary of State, Texas | Statutory revision | Voting by mail | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.67 el25 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View report [16 pages File size: 406 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 67th Regular Session of the Legislature. Close scrutiny should be given to each agency to ascertain if legislative intent is being carried out in the rules promulgated by the agency and if the rules are feasible and practical in their application. These agencies include: Secretary of State - partial. | |
| 2. | Monitor and assist the Legislative Council in preparing for introduction into the 68th Legislature a bill which recodifies the Election Code. | |
| 3. | Study the voting rights procedures for overseas citizens and military personnel. | |
| 4. | Study the relationship between party rules and state law in Texas. | |
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature : report of the Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives. | |
| Subjects: | Campaign finance reform | Early voting | Financial disclosures | Primary elections | Secretary of State, Texas | Statutory revision | Voter registration | Voting by mail | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.66 el25 | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View report [98 pages File size: 2,966 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Conduct a study of the voter registration procedures in Texas and the consideration of the establishment of a uniform system to by used by all counties. | |
| 2. | Conduct a study of the system of absentee voting in Texas, including, but not limited to, such issues as the procedures for accounting for ballots, the feasibility of requiring the use of a special canvassing board, and the hours and places for absentee voting. | |
| 3. | Make and examination of the campaign reporting and disclosure requirements with emphasis on insuring fairness and responsibility. | |
| 4. | Study the feasibility of Texas joining with other southwestern or Sunbelt states in having a regional presidential primary. | |
| 5. | Monitor and assist the Legislative Council in the recodification of the election code. | |
| 6. | Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 66th Regular Session of the Legislature. The agencies include: Secretary of State (partial -- less Uniform Commercial Code) | |
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | A compilation of interim reports to the sixty-sixth legislative session, Texas House of Representatives. | |
| Subjects: | Ballots | Election fraud | Primary elections | Punch-card ballots | Secretary of State, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 el25 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [70 pages File size: 2,606 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Oversight responsibility of agency expenditures and related transactions. This function shall encompass a review and monitoring of all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 65th Regular Session of the Legislature, to wit: Secretary of State | |
| 2. | A study of various alternatives to funding of party primaries. | |
| 3. | A study of various voting procedures and systems with particular emphasis on the possibilities for fraud and abuse involved in each. | |
| 4. | A study of the various proposals for Presidential Preference Primaries with recommendations as to the desirability of such. Particular emphasis should be given to the particular dates and type of primary that would best suit the needs of the political parties and the electorate in general, including the possibility of regional primaries. | |
| 5. | A study of the desirability and effect of moving the date for the general primary elections in Texas, including the alternatives of a late summer primary and an early fall primary, and the option of a bifurcated primary if a system for Presidential Preference Primary is adopted. | |
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report of the Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives, 64th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Election administration | Election laws | Primary elections | Punch-card ballots | Secretary of State, Texas | Statutory revision | Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Voting systems | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.64 el25 | |
| Session: | 64th R.S. (1975) | |
| Online version: | View report [323 pages File size: 14,552 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the Texas Election Code and Article VI of the Texas Constitution to identify sections which unclear, invalid or outdated. Make recommendations for improving state election laws. * | |
| 2. | Study the use of electronic voting systems; review problems with punch card systems, including management failures, technical difficulties, and ballots with unclear or unreadable markings. Assess the adequacy of provisions to prevent election fraud. * | |
| 3. | Study proposals to streamline the local election process by creating a system of county election administrators. * | |
| 4. | Recommend provisions for inclusion in a presidential preference primary election system. * | |
| 5. | Review the Secretary of State's request for appropriations above the level recommended by the Legislative Budget Board. * | |
| 6. | Study the impact of the federal Voting Rights Act on Texas and its political subdivisions. * | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Elections | |
| Title: | Index | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 EL25HE 63 | |
| Session: | 64th R.S. (1975) | |
| Online version: | View document [9 pages] | |
| Committee: | House State Affairs | |
| Title: | Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report of the Committee on State Affairs. | |
| Subjects: | Attorney General of Texas | Financial investments | Government ethics | Secretary of State, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 1st C.S., 688 (1929) | |
| Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
| Online version: | View report [29 pages File size: 1,347 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Investigate charges in letter by C.D. Neff in which he alleges that certain state officials were incompetently and unfairly administering the Blue Sky Law. | |
| Committee: | Joint Central Investigating Committee | |
| Title: | Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Attorney General of Texas | Bachelor's degrees | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | Courts | East Texas A&M University | Education Agency, Texas | General Land Office, Texas | Higher education | Highway Department, Texas State | Investment of public funds | Juvenile detention facilities | Legislative staff | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Office of the Governor | Prairie View A&M University | Prison farms | Prison labor | Prisons | Quarantines | Rabies | Railroad Commission of Texas | Sam Houston State University | Secretary of State, Texas | State agencies | State agency budgets | State land | State purchasing | Tarleton State University | Tax administration | Teacher training | Texas A&M University | Texas State University | Texas Woman's University | Treasury Department, Texas State | University of North Texas at Denton | University of Texas at Austin | University of Texas at El Paso | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Veterinary Medical Examiners, Texas State Board of | West Texas A&M University | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.35 In8r / H.J. of Tex., 35th Leg., 4th C.S. 228 (1918) | |
| Session: | 35th R.S. (1917) | |
| Online version: | View report [58 pages] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | To make a through investigation into the affairs of all departments of the state and every state institution. * | |
| Committee: | House Secretary of State's Department, Special | |
| Title: | Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
| Subjects: | Secretary of State, Texas | State employee salaries | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 48 (1897) | |
| Session: | 25th R.S. (1897) | |
| Online version: | View report [4 pages File size: 218 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment. | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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