Bill Text: TX HB929 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the time for returning ballots mailed by certain federal postcard applicants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB929 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB929-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 929 |
|
||
relating to the time for returning ballots mailed by certain | ||
federal postcard applicants. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 67.003(b), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each local | ||
canvassing authority shall convene to conduct the local canvass at | ||
the time set by the canvassing authority's presiding officer [ |
||
|
||
|
||
election day and not earlier than the later of: | ||
(1) the third day after election day; | ||
(2) the date on which the early voting ballot board has | ||
verified and counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional | ||
ballot has been cast in the election; or | ||
(3) the date on which all timely received ballots cast | ||
from addresses outside of the United States are counted, if a ballot | ||
to be voted by mail in the election was provided to a person outside | ||
of the United States. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 101.057, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 101.057. RETURN OF VOTED BALLOT. (a) A ballot voted | ||
under this subchapter may be returned to the early voting clerk by | ||
mail, common or contract carrier, or courier. | ||
(b) A ballot voted by a voter described by Section | ||
101.001(2)(A) or (B) shall be counted if the ballot arrives at the | ||
address on the carrier envelope not later than the sixth day after | ||
the date of the election, except that if that date falls on a | ||
Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, then the | ||
deadline is extended to the next regular business day. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 67.003(a), Election Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 929 was passed by the House on May 11, | ||
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 7, 1 present, not | ||
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
No. 929 on May 27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 6, 2 | ||
present, not voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 929 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays | ||
0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
__________________ | ||
Governor |