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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to early voting in a primary or general election for state |
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and county officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 85.006, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 85.006. VOTING ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), the authority ordering an election may |
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order early voting by personal appearance at the main early voting |
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polling place to be conducted on one or more Saturdays or Sundays |
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during the early voting period. |
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(b) In an election in which a county clerk or city secretary |
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is the early voting clerk under Section 83.002 or 83.005, only the |
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early voting clerk may order voting on a Saturday or Sunday. The |
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clerk must do so by written order. |
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(c) The authority ordering voting on a Saturday or Sunday |
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shall determine the hours during which voting is to be conducted. |
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[(d)
The authority authorized to order early voting on a
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Saturday or Sunday under Subsection (a) or (b) shall order the
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voting under the applicable subsection on receipt of a written
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request submitted by at least 15 registered voters of the territory
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covered by the election. The request must be submitted in time to
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enable compliance with Section 85.007. The authority is not
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required to order the voting on a particular date specified by the
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request but shall order the voting on at least one Saturday if a
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Saturday is requested and on at least one Sunday if a Sunday is
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requested.] |
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[(e)] (d) In a primary election or the general election for |
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state and county officers [in a county with a population of 100,000
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or more,] the early voting clerk shall order personal appearance |
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voting at the main early voting polling place to be conducted for at |
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least 12 hours on the last Saturday and for at least five hours on |
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the last Sunday of the early voting period. The early voting clerk |
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shall order voting to be conducted at those times. [in those
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elections in a county with a population under 100,000 on receipt of
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a written request for those hours submitted by at least 15
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registered voters of the county. The request must be submitted in
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time to enable compliance with Section 85.007. This subsection
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supersedes any provision of this subchapter to the extent of any
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conflict.] |