Bill Text: TX HB1048 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to the use of a county early voting polling place by a political subdivision.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB1048 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1048-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to the use of a county early voting polling place by a political subdivision.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB1048 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1048-Engrossed.html
86R17185 ADM-F | ||
By: Guillen | H.B. No. 1048 |
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relating to the use of a county early voting polling place by a | ||
political subdivision. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 85.010, Election Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (a-1) and | ||
(b-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a) This section applies to an election held by a political | ||
subdivision, other than a county, on a [ |
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election date in which the political subdivision: | ||
(1) is not holding a joint election with a county in | ||
accordance with Chapter 271; and | ||
(2) has not executed a contract with a county | ||
elections officer under which the political subdivision and the | ||
county share early voting polling places for the election. | ||
(a-1) In this section, "eligible county polling place" | ||
means an early voting polling place, other than a polling place | ||
established under Section 85.062(e), established by a county. | ||
(b) A political subdivision that holds an election | ||
described by Subsection (a): | ||
(1) shall designate as an early voting polling place | ||
for the election an eligible county [ |
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subdivision; and | ||
(2) may not designate as an early voting polling place | ||
a location other than an eligible county polling place unless each | ||
eligible county polling place located in the political subdivision | ||
is designated as an early voting polling place by the political | ||
subdivision. | ||
(b-1) For an election held on the May uniform election date, | ||
a political subdivision shall comply with Subsection (b) by | ||
designating an eligible county polling place established by a | ||
county for the most recent election held on the November uniform | ||
election date to the extent possible. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |