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22 By: Dominguez H.B. No. 147
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the designation of polling place locations on the
88 campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Election Code, is
1111 amended by adding Section 43.008 to read as follows:
1212 Sec. 43.008. CAMPUS POLLING PLACE. (a) The commissioners
1313 court of a county shall designate as a polling place a location on
1414 the main campus of a general academic teaching institution as
1515 defined by Section 51.821, Education Code, located within the
1616 county if at least 8,000 students are enrolled in the institution.
1717 (b) Voting by personal appearance must be conducted at a
1818 polling place location designated under this section during the
1919 same hours as voting is conducted at the main early voting polling
2020 place and on election day.
2121 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
2222 last day of the legislative session.