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House Committee on Elections - 78th R.S. (2003)

Committee Members
Mary Denny, Chair
Charlie Howard, Vice Chair
Joe Deshotel, Chair - Budget & Oversight
Dwayne Bohac
Garnet Coleman
Linda Harper-Brown
Carlos Uresti
Charges
• 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.
• Examine the risks, costs, benefits and efficiencies of the entire canon of Texas Election Law for an omnibus rewrite and recodification.
• Monitor the Texas Ethics Commission rulemaking for the implementation of HB 1606, 78th Legislature, Regular Session.
• Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.

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