88R10586 MLH-F
By: Wu H.B. No. 2844
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 64.009(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) On [If a voter is physically unable to enter the polling
place without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the
voter's health, on] the voter's request, an election officer shall
deliver a ballot to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb
if the voter:
(1) is physically unable to enter the polling place
without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the voter's
health;
(2) has legal custody of a child younger than 12 years
of age and entering the polling place would require leaving the
child without adequate supervision; or
(3) is the primary caretaker of a person who is unable
to care for themselves and entering the polling place would require
leaving the person without adequate supervision.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.