89R14692 LRM-F
By: Morgan H.B. No. 4471
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a signature verification committee
in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 87.027, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as
follows:
(a-1) A signature verification committee shall be appointed
in the general election for state and county officers on submission
to the early voting clerk of a written request for the committee
by:
(1) for a county with a population of less than
600,000, at least 15 registered voters of the county; or
(2) for a county with a population of 600,000 or more,
at least 250 registered voters of the county.
(a-2) A [The] request submitted under Subsection (a-1) must
be submitted not later than the preceding October 1, and a request
submitted by mail is considered to be submitted at the time of its
receipt by the clerk.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.