Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3352 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/06/2019

                            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.