89R15278 MLH-D
By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 2000
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours of early voting by personal appearance in
certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.005, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by this section [Subsection (c)], in
an election in which a county clerk is the early voting clerk under
Section 83.002, early voting by personal appearance at the main
early voting polling place shall be conducted on each weekday of the
early voting period that is not a legal state holiday and for a
period of at least nine hours, except that voting may not be
conducted earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m.
(e) In a county with a population of less than 70,000, early
voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling
place shall be conducted on each weekday of the early voting period
that is not a legal state holiday and for a period of at least five
hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier than 6 a.m.
or later than 10 p.m.
SECTION 2. Section 85.006(e), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) In a primary election or the general election for state
and county officers, the early voting clerk of a county with a
population of 70,000 or more shall order voting by personal
appearance at the main early voting polling place to be conducted on
the last Saturday of the early voting period for at least 12
consecutive hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier
than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m., and on the last Sunday of the
early voting period for at least six consecutive hours, except that
voting may not be conducted earlier than 9 a.m. or later than 10
p.m. This subsection supersedes any provision of this subchapter
to the extent of any conflict.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.