By: Bohac (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3965
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
May 6, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 15, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
May 15, 2019, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3965 By: Huffman
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the countywide polling place program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.007, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (o) and (p) to read as follows:
(o) Each countywide polling place must post a notice of the
four nearest countywide polling place locations by driving
distance.
(p) If a court orders any countywide polling place to remain
open after 7 p.m., all countywide polling places located in that
county shall remain open for the length of time required in the
court order.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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