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AN ACT
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relating to the countywide polling place program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.007, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (o) and (p) to read as follows: |
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(o) Each countywide polling place must post a notice of the |
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four nearest countywide polling place locations by driving |
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distance. |
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(p) If a court orders any countywide polling place to remain |
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open after 7 p.m., all countywide polling places located in that |
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county shall remain open for the length of time required in the |
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court order. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3965 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3965 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3965 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |