Bill Text: TX HB506 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the location of early voting polling places for elections held on the November uniform election date by a political subdivision.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB506 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB506-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the location of early voting polling places for elections held on the November uniform election date by a political subdivision.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB506 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB506-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Lozano, Hughes | H.B. No. 506 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 506: | |||
| By: Morrison | C.S.H.B. No. 506 | ||
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| relating to the location of early voting polling places for | ||
| elections held on the November uniform election date by a political | ||
| subdivision. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 85, Election Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 85.010 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 85.010. EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACES FOR CERTAIN | ||
| ELECTIONS HELD BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section | ||
| applies to an election held by a political subdivision, other than a | ||
| county, on the November uniform 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. | ||
| (b) A political subdivision that holds an election | ||
| described by Subsection (a) shall: | ||
| (1) designate as the early voting polling places for | ||
| the election any early voting polling place, other than a polling | ||
| place established under Section 85.062(e), established by the | ||
| county and located in a county election precinct that contains | ||
| territory from the political subdivision; or | ||
| (2) notwithstanding Section 85.002, designate another | ||
| early voting polling place, other than a polling place established | ||
| under Section 85.062(e), established by the county as an early | ||
| voting polling place if the county does not establish an early | ||
| voting polling place within the territory of the political | ||
| subdivision. | ||
| (c) A political subdivision that holds an election | ||
| described by Subsection (a) may establish an early voting polling | ||
| place located in the territory of the political subdivision if one | ||
| is not otherwise located in that area under this section. | ||
| (d) A shared polling place established under Subsection (b) | ||
| that is designated as a main early voting polling place by any | ||
| political subdivision must be open for voting for all political | ||
| subdivisions the polling place serves for at least the days and | ||
| hours required of a main early voting polling place under Section | ||
| 85.002 for the political subdivision making the designation. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
