84R4361 JRJ-D
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 2387
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility for early voting by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 82, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 82.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 82.006. OCCUPATIONAL HARDSHIP. A qualified voter is
eligible for early voting by mail if the voter's occupational
status causes a hardship for the voter that prevents the voter from
appearing at the polling place on election day without causing a
disruption in the operations of the voter's employer.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.