87R2464 SGM-D
By: Fierro H.B. No. 32
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voting outside a polling place.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 64.009, Election Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 64.009. VOTING OUTSIDE [VOTER UNABLE TO ENTER] POLLING
PLACE.
SECTION 2. Section 64.009(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) On [If a voter is physically unable to enter the polling
place without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the
voter's health, on] the voter's request, an election officer shall
deliver a ballot to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb
if a voter is:
(1) physically unable to enter the polling place
without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the voter's
health; or
(2) a parent or legal guardian accompanied by the
parent's or legal guardian's child.
SECTION 3. The heading to Section 85.034, Election Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 85.034. VOTING OUTSIDE [VOTER UNABLE TO ENTER] POLLING
PLACE.
SECTION 4. 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, 2021.