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