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| 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Review the Texas Election Code and Article VI of the Texas Constitution to identify sections which unclear, invalid or outdated.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] | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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