Amend CSHB 1414 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 67.003(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each local canvassing authority shall convene to conduct the local canvass at the time set by the canvassing authority's presiding officer [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 101.057, Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 101.057. RETURN OF VOTED BALLOT. (a) A ballot voted under this subchapter may be returned to the early voting clerk by mail, common or contract carrier, or courier.
(b) A ballot voted by a voter described by Section 101.001(2)(A) or (B) shall be counted if the ballot arrives at the address on the carrier envelope not later than the sixth day after the date of the election, except that if that date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, then the deadline is extended to the next regular business day.
SECTION ____. Section 67.003(a), Election Code, is repealed.