Senate Bill 896 amends Election Code provisions relating to the powers and duties and the appointment of certain election officers. The bill authorizes the county chair who submits a list of names of persons eligible for appointment as a county election judge to supplement the list until a specified time before the next general or special election. The bill requires a county election clerk to make a reasonable effort to consult with the appropriate party chair or chairs before providing the county commissioners court with a list of names of persons eligible for appointment as presiding or alternate presiding judge, requires a county's appointing authority to make a reasonable effort to consult with the appropriate party chair before filling a vacancy in one of those positions, and provides specific time periods immediately before an election during which the appointing authority may make an emergency appointment to fill a vacancy in one of those positions. In addition, the bill sets out procedures for appointing a county election clerk if the presiding judge appointment has not been made by the deadline for the party chair to submit a list of names for the clerk's appointment; it also requires presiding judges to treat all election clerks at a polling place uniformly with regard to the clerks' work hours and assignment of duties.