89R6271 MPF-D
By: DeAyala H.B. No. 2259
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the instructions for an application form for an early
voting ballot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 84.0112 to read as follows:
Sec. 84.0112. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS. (a)
The secretary of state shall prescribe instructions to be printed
for the officially prescribed application form for an early voting
ballot. The instructions must:
(1) be presented in portrait orientation on a single
piece of paper that is 8-1/2 by 11 inches;
(2) be printed in Calibri or Aptos font in at least
12-point font or the largest font size that allows the instructions
to fit on a single piece of paper, as determined by the secretary;
and
(3) contain bold print, as determined necessary by the
secretary, to adequately relate the instructions to an item on the
application.
(b) The secretary shall prescribe instructions to be
printed along with the officially prescribed application form for
an early voting ballot in each language appropriate to the
demographic composition of this state in the form and manner
prescribed by Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.