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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the conduct of early voting by personal appearance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 85, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 85.0651 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 85.0651. MOVABLE POLLING PLACE OPERATION. (a) |
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Notwithstanding Sections 85.064 and 85.065, early voting by |
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personal appearance at a movable polling place established under |
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Section 85.062 shall be conducted for at least eight hours on each |
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day voting is conducted. |
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(b) The location of a movable polling place may be changed |
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only after the polling place has been open for at least two days of |
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voting at its current location. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.002(c), Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |