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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the location of early voting polling places for |
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elections held on the November uniform election date by a political |
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subdivision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 85, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 85.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 85.010. EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACES FOR CERTAIN |
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ELECTIONS HELD BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section |
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applies to an election held by a political subdivision, other than a |
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county, on the November uniform election date in which the |
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political subdivision: |
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(1) is not holding a joint election with a county in |
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accordance with Chapter 271; and |
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(2) has not executed a contract with a county |
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elections officer under which the political subdivision and the |
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county share early voting polling places for the election. |
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(b) A political subdivision that holds an election |
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described by Subsection (a) shall: |
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(1) designate as the early voting polling places for |
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the election any early voting polling place, other than a polling |
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place established under Section 85.062(e), established by the |
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county and located in a county election precinct that contains |
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territory from the political subdivision; or |
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(2) notwithstanding Section 85.002, designate another |
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early voting polling place, other than a polling place established |
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under Section 85.062(e), established by the county as an early |
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voting polling place if the county does not establish an early |
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voting polling place within the territory of the political |
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subdivision. |
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(c) A political subdivision that holds an election |
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described by Subsection (a) may establish an early voting polling |
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place located in the territory of the political subdivision if one |
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is not otherwise located in that area under this section. |
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(d) A shared polling place established under Subsection (b) |
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that is designated as a main early voting polling place by any |
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political subdivision must be open for voting for all political |
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subdivisions the polling place serves for at least the days and |
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hours required of a main early voting polling place under Section |
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85.002 for the political subdivision making the designation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |