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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the location of certain temporary branch early voting |
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polling places. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 85.062, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) In a county with a population of 400,000 or more, the |
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location of a movable polling place established under this section |
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shall be fixed at one place when the polling place opens for the day |
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and may be relocated only after a full day of early voting has |
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concluded. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |