87S20435 BRG-D
By: Blanco, et al. S.B. No. 59
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 on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.