By: Bonnen H.B. No. 574       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 276.013(a) and (b), Election Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 276.013.  ELECTION FRAUD. (a) A person commits an   offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes any effort   to:                (1)  influence the independent exercise of the vote of   another in the presence of the ballot or during the voting process;                (2)  cause a voter to become registered, a ballot to be   obtained, or a vote to be cast under false pretenses; [or]                (3)  count invalid votes or alter a report to include   invalid votes;                (4)  fail to count valid votes or alter a report to   exclude valid votes; or                [(3)] (5)  cause any intentionally misleading   statement, representation, or information to be provided:                      (A)  to an election official; or                      (B)  on an application for ballot by mail, carrier   envelope, or any other official election-related form or document.          (b)  An offense under this section is a [Class A misdemeanor]   felony of the second degree.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.