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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1476 requires 'None of the above' option on all election ballots
Last action · March 11, 2025: Referred to ElectionsSponsor: Valoree Swanson
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate.
All Texas voters gain an explicit mechanism to register a vote against all presented candidates, altering the standard layout and instructions on state election ballots.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Texas voters
Voters are provided an explicit 'None of the above' choice on ballots for every race starting September 1, 2025.
Secretary of State
The secretary of state is required to prescribe the form and manner of placing the new option on ballots.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does choosing 'None of the above' count toward a candidate winning an election?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 11, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Elections
- Mar 11, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 26, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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