Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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22 By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1159
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77 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
88 AN ACT
99 relating to the designation of polling place locations on the
1010 campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions.
1111 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1212 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Election Code, is
1313 amended by adding Section 43.008 to read as follows:
1414 Sec. 43.008. CAMPUS POLLING PLACE. (a) The commissioners
1515 court of a county shall designate as a polling place a location on
1616 the main campus of a general academic teaching institution as
1717 defined by Section 51.821, Education Code, located within the
1818 county if at least 8,000 students are enrolled in the institution.
1919 (b) Voting by personal appearance must be conducted at a
2020 polling place location designated under this section during the
2121 same hours as voting is conducted at the main early voting polling
2222 place and on election day.
2323 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.