Bill Amendment: TX SB7 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Status: 2021-05-30 - Point of order overruled Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2) [SB7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB7-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F24-Hall.html
Bill Title: Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Status: 2021-05-30 - Point of order overruled Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2) [SB7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB7-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F24-Hall.html
Amend CSSB 7 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 3 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 3 accordingly:
SECTION 3.__. Sections 85.001(a) and (e), Election Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The period for early voting by personal appearance begins on the 17th day before election day and continues through the [fourth] day before election day, except as otherwise provided by this section.
(e) For an election held on the uniform election date in May and any resulting runoff election, the period for early voting by personal appearance begins on the 12th day before election day and continues through the [fourth] day before election day.
