83R5953 JRJ-D By: Duncan S.B. No. 578 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to use of countywide polling places for certain elections. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 43.007(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The secretary of state shall implement a program to allow each commissioners court participating in the program to eliminate county election precinct polling places and establish countywide polling places for: (1) each general election for state and county officers; (2) each election held on the uniform election date in May; (3) each election on a proposed constitutional amendment; [and] (4) each primary election; and (5) each election of a political subdivision located in the county that is held jointly with an election described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) [(3)]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.