86R7128 ADM-F
 
  By: Guillen H.B. No. 1048
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of a county early voting polling place by a
  political subdivision.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 85.010, Election Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as
  follows:
         (a-1)  In this section, "eligible county polling place"
  means an early voting polling place, other than a polling place
  established under Section 85.062(e), established by a county.
         (b)  A political subdivision that holds an election
  described by Subsection (a):
               (1)  shall designate as an early voting polling place
  for the election an eligible county [any early voting] polling
  place[, other than a polling place established under Section
  85.062(e), established by the county and] located in the political
  subdivision; and
               (2)  may not designate as an early voting polling place
  a location other than an eligible county polling place unless each
  eligible county polling place located in the political subdivision
  is designated as an early voting polling place by the political
  subdivision.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.