Bill Text: TX HB2082 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to polling places in a precinct.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-15 - Referred to Elections [HB2082 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2082-Introduced.html
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By: Reynolds | H.B. No. 2082 |
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relating to polling places in a precinct. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 43.001, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 43.001. NUMBER OF [ |
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PRECINCT. (a) Except as provided by this section, each [ |
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election precinct established for an election shall be served by a | ||
single polling place located within the boundary of the precinct. | ||
(b) In a county with a population of more than 500,000, each | ||
election precinct established for an election may be served by more | ||
than one polling place if: | ||
(1) each polling place is located within the boundary | ||
of the precinct; and | ||
(2) consideration is given to population density in | ||
selecting the location of each polling place, so that each polling | ||
place serves approximately the same number of voters. | ||
SECTION 2. Sections 43.002(a) and (b), Election Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) For a general or special election in which the use of | ||
county election precincts is required, the county clerk shall | ||
recommend the location of the polling place or places for each | ||
county election precinct, except as provided by Subsection (b). | ||
The commissioners court shall designate the recommended location as | ||
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the recommendation. In that case, the commissioners court shall | ||
designate another location. | ||
(b) If county election precincts are consolidated, the | ||
commissioners court shall designate the location of the polling | ||
place or places for the consolidated precinct. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 43.003, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 43.003. DESIGNATION OF LOCATION: PRIMARY ELECTION. | ||
The county chair of a political party holding a primary election | ||
shall designate the location of the polling place or places for each | ||
election precinct in the primary unless the precinct is one that is | ||
consolidated. In that case, the county executive committee shall | ||
designate the location or locations. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 43.004(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The governing body of each political subdivision | ||
authorized to hold elections, other than a county, shall designate | ||
the location of the polling place or places for each of its election | ||
precincts. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 43.005, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 43.005. DESIGNATION OF LOCATION: CERTAIN SPECIAL | ||
ELECTIONS. The authority establishing election precincts under | ||
Section 42.062 shall designate the location of the polling place or | ||
places for each precinct. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |