88R2608 MLH-D By: Hall S.B. No. 397 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the procedure for closing a polling place. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 61.002(c), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) Immediately after closing the polls for voting on election day and on the last day of early voting by personal appearance, the presiding election judge or alternate election judge shall print the tape to show the number of votes cast for each candidate or ballot measure for each voting machine. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.