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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of polling place locations on the |
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campuses of certain institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 43.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.008. CAMPUS POLLING PLACE. (a) The commissioners |
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court of a county shall designate as a polling place a location on |
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the main campus of a general academic teaching institution as |
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defined by Section 51.821, Education Code, located within the |
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county if at least 8,000 students are enrolled in the institution. |
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(b) Voting by personal appearance must be conducted at a |
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polling place location designated under this section during the |
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same hours as voting is conducted at the main early voting polling |
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place and on election day. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |