87R6475 MLH-D
By: Paul H.B. No. 1725
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting in-person delivery of ballots by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.006, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (j) to read as
follows:
(a) A marked ballot voted under this chapter must be
returned to the early voting clerk in the official carrier
envelope. The carrier envelope may be delivered in another envelope
and must be transported and delivered only by:
(1) mail; or
(2) common or contract carrier[; or
[(3) subject to Subsection (a-1), in-person delivery
by the voter who voted the ballot].
(j) A ballot voted under this chapter may not be counted if
delivered by any means other than as provided under Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. Section 86.006(a-1), Election Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.