Bill Text: TX HB2898 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to voting outside of the polling place.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-08 - Received from the House [HB2898 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2898-Engrossed.html
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| By: Fierro | H.B. No. 2898 | |
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| relating to voting outside of the polling place. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Section 64.009, Election Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 64.009. VOTING OUTSIDE [ |
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| PLACE FOR CERTAIN VOTERS. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 64.009, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsections (a-1) and (e) to read as follows: | ||
| (a-1) The authority conducting the election may permit a | ||
| voter who is a parent or legal guardian of a child who is five years | ||
| of age or younger and is accompanied by that child to vote in the | ||
| same manner as a voter under Subsection (a). | ||
| (e) The secretary of state, in cooperation with county | ||
| elections administrators, shall conduct a study to determine the | ||
| best practices in conducting voting under Subsection (a-1). Not | ||
| later than December 31, 2020, the secretary of state shall report | ||
| the study's findings to the committees of each house of the | ||
| legislature with jurisdiction over elections. This subsection | ||
| expires on September 1, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 3. The heading to Section 85.034, Election Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 85.034. VOTING OUTSIDE [ |
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| PLACE FOR CERTAIN VOTERS. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
