84R7260 GRM-F
By: Schofield, Israel, Reynolds H.B. No. 1308
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.006, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) A marked ballot voted under this chapter must be
returned to the early voting clerk in the official carrier
envelope. The carrier envelope may be delivered in another
envelope and must be transported and delivered only by:
(1) mail;
(2) [or by] common or contract carrier; or
(3) subject to Subsection (a-1), in-person delivery by
the voter who voted the ballot.
(a-1) The voter may deliver a marked ballot in person to the
early voting clerk's office only while the polls are open on
election day. A voter who delivers a marked ballot in person must
present an acceptable form of identification described by Section
63.0101.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.