Amend HB 2309 by inserting the following appropriately 
numbered sections of the bill and by renumbering subsequent 
sections of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, as amended 
by Section 1, Chapter 1, Acts of the 78th Legislature, 3rd Called 
Session, 2003, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, each 
general or special election in this state shall be held on one of 
the following dates:
		(1)  the first Saturday in February;                                          
		(2)  the second [first] Saturday in May;              
		(3)  the second Saturday in September; or                                     
		(4)  the first Tuesday after the first Monday in 
November.                  
	SECTION ___.  Section 67.003, Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	Sec. 67.003.  TIME FOR LOCAL CANVASS.  (a)  Except as 
provided by Subsection (b), each [Each] local canvassing authority 
shall convene to conduct the local canvass at the time set by the 
canvassing authority's presiding officer not earlier than the 
eighth day or later than the 11th day after election day.
	(b)  For an election held on the uniform election date in 
May, the local canvass must occur not later than the 11th day after 
election day and not earlier than the later of:
		(1)  the third day after election day;                                 
		(2)  the date on which the early voting ballot board has 
verified and counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional 
ballot has been cast in the election; or
		(3)  the date on which all timely received ballots cast 
from addresses outside of the United States are counted, if a ballot 
to be voted by mail in the election was provided to a person outside 
of the United States.
	SECTION ___.  Section 85.001, Election Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  For an election held on the uniform election date in 
May, the period for early voting by personal appearance begins on 
the 12th day before election day and continues through the fourth 
day before election day.