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TX HB496
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Valoree Swanson
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AI Summary
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Requires ballots to include a "None of the above" option for each candidate race, allowing voters to affirmatively choose not to vote for any listed candidate or write-in
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Requires ballots to include an "ABSTAIN FROM VOTE" option for each proposition, allowing voters to formally decline voting for or against a measure
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Specifies that votes for "None of the above" or "ABSTAIN FROM VOTE" do not count toward determining election outcomes, including majority calculations or measure passage
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Directs the Secretary of State to prescribe the form and manner of placing these abstention options on ballots
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate or not vote for or against a proposition.
Elections
Last Action
Considered in Calendars
4/17/2025