86R4752 SRS-F
By: González of Dallas H.B. No. 1461
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to days and hours for voting during the early voting
period.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.005(c), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) In a county with a population of 50,000 [100,000] or
more, the voting in a primary election or the general election for
state and county officers shall be conducted at the main early
voting polling place for at least 12 hours on each weekday of the
last week of the early voting period, and the voting in a special
election ordered by the governor shall be conducted at the main
early voting polling place for at least 12 hours on each of the last
two days of the early voting period. Voting shall be conducted in
accordance with this subsection in those elections in a county with
a population under 50,000 [100,000] on receipt by the early voting
clerk of a written request for the extended hours submitted by at
least 15 registered voters of the county. The request must be
submitted not later than the 60th day before the date early voting
begins [in time to enable compliance with Section 85.067].
SECTION 2. Section 85.006(e), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) In a primary election or the general election for state
and county officers in a county with a population of 50,000
[100,000] or more, the early voting clerk shall order personal
appearance voting at the main early voting polling place to be
conducted for at least 12 hours on the last Saturday and for at
least five hours on the last Sunday of the early voting period. The
early voting clerk shall order voting to be conducted at those times
in those elections in a county with a population under 50,000
[100,000] on receipt of a written request for those hours submitted
by at least 15 registered voters of the county. The request must be
submitted not later than the 60th day before the date early voting
begins [in time to enable compliance with Section 85.007]. This
subsection supersedes any provision of this subchapter to the
extent of any conflict.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.