84R9842 ATP-D
By: Miller of Fort Bend H.B. No. 2264
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the time for returning mail ballots that were sent to
the voter after the time provided by law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.007, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (g) and adding Subsection (d-1) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or (d-1), a marked
ballot voted by mail must arrive at the address on the carrier
envelope before the time the polls are required to close on election
day.
(d-1) A marked ballot voted by mail that arrives after the
time prescribed by Subsection (a) shall be counted if:
(1) balloting materials are sent after the time
prescribed by Section 86.004 for providing the ballots; and
(2) the ballot arrives at the address on the carrier
envelope not later than the fifth day after the date of the
election, except that if that date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
legal state or national holiday, then the deadline is extended to
the next regular business day.
(g) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures as
necessary to implement Subsections [Subsection] (d) and (d-1).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.