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| 1 | 1 | 87R3835 MLH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cole H.B. No. 1242 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the early voting period. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 85.001(a), Election Code, is amended to | |
| 10 | 10 | read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance | |
| 12 | 12 | begins on the first business [17th] day after the last day a voter | |
| 13 | 13 | registration becomes effective for [before] election day under | |
| 14 | 14 | Section 13.143 and continues through the fourth day before election | |
| 15 | 15 | day, except as otherwise provided by this section. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |