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.