78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2153, Chapter 653 Page: 2 of 4
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H.B. No. 2153
1 (2) a certified copy of the written order issued by the
2 secretary under Section 122.038 or 122.070 approving the voting
3 system and voting system equipment for use in elections and, if
4 applicable, of the written order issued under Section 122.095
5 granting conditional approval of the system or equipment.
6 (b) A contract for the acquisition of voting system
7 equipment under this subchapter that is not approved by the
8 secretary of state in accordance [de- not -.empl-y] with Subsection
9 (a) is void. The contract may not be ratified by either party and a
10 payment may not be made relating to the contract.
11 (c) A person commits an offense if the person executes a
12 voting system equipment contract that is not approved by the
13 secretary of state in accordance [d-. .n m.ly] with Subsection
14 (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
15 (d) If the secretary of state does not approve a contract
16 under this section, the secretary shall provide notice to the
17 parties to the contract that states the reasons the contract was not
18 approved.
19 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
20 (b) The change in law made by this Act does not affect the
21 validity of a contract entered into in accordance with law before
22 the effective date of this Act.
23 (c) The change in law made by this Act applies only to an
24 offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. For
25 purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the
26 effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
27 before the effective date. An offense committed before the
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2153, Chapter 653, legislative document, June 20, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158384/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.