85R26975 JRJ-D
By: Shine, et al. H.B. No. 2720
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2720:
By: Laubenberg C.S.H.B. No. 2720
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the location of a polling place.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.031, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) In a county with a population of less than 3.3 million, a
location may not serve as a polling place if a candidate for an
elective office, including an office of a political party, or a
person related to the candidate within the third degree by
consanguinity or the second degree by affinity, as determined under
Chapter 573, Government Code, owns the location, or is an owner or
principal of a business operating at the location.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.