87R4967 MLH-D
By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 846
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the length of the early voting period.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.001(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The period for early voting by personal appearance
begins on the 21st [17th] day before election day and continues
through the fourth day before election day, except as otherwise
provided by this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.