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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 64.009(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) On [If a voter is physically unable to enter the polling |
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place without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the |
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voter's health, on] the voter's request, an election officer shall |
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deliver a ballot to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb |
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if the voter: |
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(1) is physically unable to enter the polling place |
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without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the voter's |
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health; |
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(2) has legal custody of a child younger than 12 years |
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of age and entering the polling place would require leaving the |
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child without adequate supervision; or |
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(3) is the primary caretaker of a person who is unable |
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to care for themselves and entering the polling place would require |
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leaving the person without adequate supervision. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |