Bill Text: TX SB48 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the return of certain ballots.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-08-09 - Filed [SB48 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB48-Introduced.html

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87S20409 MLH-D
By: Miles, et al. S.B. No. 48

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the return of certain ballots.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.006, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as
follows:
(a-1) The voter may deliver a marked ballot in person to the
early voting clerk's office or to another designated location
[only] while the polls are open on election day or during the early
voting period. A voter who delivers a marked ballot in person must
present an acceptable form of identification described by Section
63.0101.
(a-2) The early voting clerk may designate any number of
suitable locations for in-person delivery of ballots.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.