Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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22 By: Menéndez, et al. S.B. No. 147
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77 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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99 relating to the designation of polling place locations on the
1010 campuses of certain institutions of higher education.
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) In this section,
1515 "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by
1616 Section 61.003, Education Code.
1717 (b) The commissioners court of a county shall designate as a
1818 polling place a location on the main campus of an institution of
1919 higher education located within the county if at least 5,000
2020 students are enrolled in the institution.
2121 (c) The commissioners court of a county shall designate two
2222 polling places on the main campus of an institution of higher
2323 education if at least 10,000 students are enrolled in the
2424 institution, and shall designate one additional polling place for
2525 every additional 10,000 students enrolled in the institution.
2626 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.