83R9652 JRJ-D
By: Gutierrez H.B. No. 3300
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours during which the polls are open for early
voting by personal appearance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.004(d), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) The [If early voting by personal appearance is required
to be conducted for extended hours under Section 85.005(c) or for
weekend hours under Section 85.006(e), the] registrar's office
shall remain open for providing voter registration information
during the [extended hours or weekend] hours that the main early
voting polling place is open for voting.
SECTION 2. Section 85.006(e), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) In a primary election or the general election for state
and county officers in a county with a population of 100,000 or
more, the early voting clerk shall order personal appearance voting
at the main early voting polling place to be conducted for at least
12 hours on the last Saturday and for at least five hours and until
7 p.m. on the last Sunday of the early voting period. The early
voting clerk shall order voting to be conducted [at those times] in
those elections at the main early voting polling place for at least
12 hours on the last Saturday and for at least five hours and until
7 p.m. on the last Sunday of the early voting period in a county
with a population under 100,000 on receipt of a written request for
those hours submitted by at least 15 registered voters of the
county. The request must be submitted in time to enable compliance
with Section 85.007. This subsection supersedes any provision of
this subchapter to the extent of any conflict.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an election for which early voting begins on or after September 1,
2013.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.