Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 86(R)

House Bill 273

House Author: Swanson et al.

Effective: 9-1-19

Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini


            House Bill 273 amends the Election Code to change from the 45th day before election day to the 37th day before election day the deadline by which the statutory mailing date of balloting materials for early voting by mail must occur in order to trigger the exception to the requirement that those materials be mailed to the applicable voter not later than the seventh calendar day after the later of the date the clerk accepts the voter's application for a ballot to be voted by mail or the date the ballots become available for mailing.