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Committee:	Senate Election Security, Select
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Early voting | Election administration | Election fraud | Election laws | Election Systems & Software | Electoral College |
Library Call Number:	L1836.85 EL25ss
Session:	85th R.S. (2017)
Online version:	View report [22 pages]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	In light of recent election irregularities in Texas, review voting security protocols as well as the responsibilities and duties of members of the Electoral College. Specifically, examine the use of electronic voting machines and paper ballots, voting fraud and disenfranchisement occurring inside nursing homes and assisted living facilities, outside interference and manipulation of elections, and the voting requirements of presidential electors. Make recommendations to safeguard the integrity of elections, ensure the confidentiality and security of voting records, and ensure the will of the people is reflected through their ballot and carried out through their presidential electors.
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, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Campaign contributors | Campaign finance reform | Campaign funds | Early voting | Elections | Persons with disabilities | Voter registration | Voters | Voting by mail |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 el25he
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [82 pages  File size: 2,260 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review and assess all issues related to the financing of campaigns, including so-called "soft-money" and other funds whose source is unclear, the influence of out-of-state political action committees, and so-called "late-train" contributions.
2.	Examine the benefits of reducing the number and changing the dates of uniform elections.
3.	Examine the procedures for early voting by mail, including simplification of the application, deadlines, distribution of lists, and similar matters.
4.	Review Title 15, Election Code, to consider changes to make it easier to understand and follow.
5.	Consider methods to make voter registration rolls more accurate and easier to use.
6.	Assess the need for better accommodation of voters with visual impairments.
Committee:	House Elections
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Campaign contributors | Campaign finance reform | Campaign funds | Early voting | Election fraud | Elections | Political advertising | Soft money | State officials' campaign contributions | Voter registration | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 el25he
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [45 pages  File size: 2,287 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Determine the feasibility of gaining Texas' release from requirements to pre-clear all changes in state and local election law under the U.S. Voting Rights Act.
2.	Examine and evaluate the role of financial contributions in campaigns for election to state offices. Identify practices or trends that may be detrimental to the public interest and study ways to eliminate or reverse those trends. (Joint with House Committee on State Affairs)
3.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, and monitor implementation of major elections-related legislation passed by the 75th Legislature.
Committee:	House Elections
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1996 : a report to the House of Representatives, 75th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Campaign finance reform | Early voting | Election fraud | Elections | Ethics Commission, Texas | Judicial campaign contributions | Judicial elections | Judicial selection | Justice, U.S. Department of | Legislative process | Primary elections | Voter registration | Voting by mail | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Library Call Number:	L1836.74 el25he
Session:	74th R.S. (1995)
Online version:	View report [34 pages  File size: 1,562 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study how the State of Texas can be removed from the U.S. Justice Department's enforcement of the Voting Rights Act.
2.	Study problems associated with early voting by mail.
3.	Review election legislation that passed the House, but died in the Senate during the 74th Regular Session, specifically HB 483, 74th R.S.; HB 1859, 74th R.S.; HB 2239, 74th R.S.; HB 2241, 74th R.S.; and HB 2243, 74th R.S..
4.	Study the feasibility of moving the primary election date. Consider not holding a separate presidential primary.
5.	Conduct active oversight of agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction, including the implementation of the 1995 Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
Committee:	House Elections
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Elections, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1992 : a report to the House of Representatives, 73rd Legislature.
Subjects:	Crossover voting | Early voting | Elections | Primary elections | Runoff elections | Voter registration |
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 el25
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [22 pages  File size: 674 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor and oversee legislation enacted during the 72nd Regular and Special Called Sessions that was considered by the Elections Committee; Performance Audit Review Recommendations; and any agency-initiated changes.
2.	Study issues relating to voter registration, including streamlining processes and procedures with the goal of registering a greater number of potential voters.
3.	Examine issues regarding the processes and procedures relating to elections, including but not limited to ballot security, election dates and other dates related to the election cycle, participation in elections among groups protected by the federal Voting Rights Act, and programs designed to heighten awareness among the public of the democratic process.
Committee:	House Elections
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Report of the Committee on Elections, House of Representatives, State of Texas, 70th Legislature : to the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives.
Subjects:	Early voting | Election fraud | Elections | Voter registration | Voter turnout | Voting by mail |
Library Call Number:	L1836.70 EL25
Session:	70th R.S. (1987)
Online version:	View report [33 pages  File size: 1,367 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To study possible cost containment measures for primary and general elections.
2.	To study absentee voting including absentee voting by mail.
3.	To study methods of improving the accessibility of voter registration, and means by which the timeliness of updating and the accuracy of voter registration lists can be improved.
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)

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