86R13499 GRM-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 3352
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to accommodating a voter unable to enter a polling place.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 64.009, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) At each polling place a parking space shall be reserved
for voting under this section. The space may not be a parking space
designated specifically for persons with disabilities. The parking
space must be clearly marked for use by a voter who is unable to
enter the polling place with a sign. The sign must have a telephone
number for a voter to request assistance from election officials at
the polling place.
SECTION 2. Section 104.004(e), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) If the voter is physically unable to enter the early
voting polling place without personal assistance or a likelihood of
injuring the voter's health, the clerk shall deliver the balloting
materials to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb
following the procedures prescribed by Section 64.009.
SECTION 3. 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, 2019.