88R6291 MPF-F
By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1947
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to action by the early voting clerk on receipt of a ballot
voted by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.011(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) If the return is timely, the clerk shall enter the time
and date of receipt on the carrier envelope and enclose the carrier
envelope and the voter's early voting ballot application in a
jacket envelope. The clerk shall also include in the jacket
envelope:
(1) a copy of the voter's federal postcard application
if the ballot is voted under Chapter 101; and
(2) the signature cover sheet, if the ballot is voted
under Chapter 105.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.