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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voting outside of the polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 64.009, Election Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 64.009. VOTING OUTSIDE [VOTER UNABLE TO ENTER] POLLING |
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PLACE FOR CERTAIN VOTERS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 64.009, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The authority conducting the election may permit a |
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voter who is a parent or legal guardian of a child who is five years |
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of age or younger and is accompanied by that child to vote in the |
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same manner as a voter under Subsection (a). |
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(e) The secretary of state, in cooperation with county |
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elections administrators, shall conduct a study to determine the |
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best practices in conducting voting under Subsection (a-1). Not |
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later than December 31, 2020, the secretary of state shall report |
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the study's findings to the committees of each house of the |
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legislature with jurisdiction over elections. This subsection |
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expires on September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 85.034, Election Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 85.034. VOTING OUTSIDE [VOTER UNABLE TO ENTER] POLLING |
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PLACE FOR CERTAIN VOTERS. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |