Bill Text: TX SB383 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the time of delivery to the early voting ballot board for ballots voted by mail in certain counties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-29 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB383 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB383-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 383

AN ACT
relating to the time of delivery to the early voting ballot board
for ballots voted by mail in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 87.0222(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 87.024, in an election
conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000
or more or conducted jointly with such a county, the jacket
envelopes containing the early voting ballots voted by mail may be
delivered to the board between the end of the ninth day before the
last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance
[election day] and the closing of the polls on election day, or as
soon after closing as practicable, at the time or times specified by
the presiding judge of the board.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 383 passed the Senate on
March 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 383 passed the House on
May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor