89R3948 PRL-D
 
  By: Menéndez, et al. S.B. No. 147
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the designation of polling place locations on the
  campuses of certain institutions of higher education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Election Code, is
  amended by adding Section 43.008 to read as follows:
         Sec. 43.008.  CAMPUS POLLING PLACE. (a) In this section,
  "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 61.003, Education Code.
         (b)  The commissioners court of a county shall designate as a
  polling place a location on the main campus of an institution of
  higher education located within the county if at least 5,000
  students are enrolled in the institution.
         (c)  The commissioners court of a county shall designate two
  polling places on the main campus of an institution of higher
  education if at least 10,000 students are enrolled in the
  institution, and shall designate one additional polling place for
  every additional 10,000 students enrolled in the institution.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.