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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to accommodating a voter unable to enter a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 64.009, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) At each polling place a parking space shall be reserved |
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for voting under this section. The space may not be a parking space |
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designated specifically for persons with disabilities. The parking |
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space must be clearly marked for use by a voter who is unable to |
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enter the polling place with a sign. The sign must have a telephone |
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number for a voter to request assistance from election officials at |
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the polling place. |
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SECTION 2. Section 104.004(e), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) If the voter is physically unable to enter the early |
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voting polling place without personal assistance or a likelihood of |
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injuring the voter's health, the clerk shall deliver the balloting |
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materials to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb |
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following the procedures prescribed by Section 64.009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |