79R6249 JRJ-D

By:  Rodriguez                                                    H.B. No. 1414


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the date the early voting ballot board shall convene to count certain ballots voted by mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 87.125, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) If the date prescribed by Subsection (a) for convening the early voting ballot board is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, the early voting ballot board shall convene on the next regular business day. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.