87R16375 MLH-D
By: Paul, Anderson, et al. H.B. No. 1725
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1725:
By: Jetton C.S.H.B. No. 1725
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to 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
adding Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows:
(j) A ballot voted under this chapter may not be counted if
delivered by any means other than as provided under Subsection (a).
(k) A ballot voted under this chapter may not be deposited
in an unattended receptacle except for a mailbox or common carrier
receptacle.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.