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1 | 1 | 87R11424 SGM-F | |
2 | 2 | By: Dean H.B. No. 3919 | |
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5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
7 | 7 | relating to the eligibility to vote an early voting ballot by mail | |
8 | 8 | on the ground of disability. | |
9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 82.002, Election Code, is amended by | |
11 | 11 | adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | |
12 | 12 | (c) The following do not constitute sufficient cause to | |
13 | 13 | entitle a voter to vote under Subsection (a): | |
14 | 14 | (1) a lack of transportation; | |
15 | 15 | (2) a sickness that does not otherwise prevent the | |
16 | 16 | voter from leaving the voter's residence; or | |
17 | 17 | (3) a requirement to appear at the voter's place of | |
18 | 18 | employment on election day. | |
19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |