87R1847 BRG-F
 
  By: González of Dallas H.B. No. 481
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to days and hours for voting during the early voting
  period.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 85.005(c), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  In a county with a population of 50,000 [100,000] or
  more, the voting in a primary election or the general election for
  state and county officers shall be conducted at the main early
  voting polling place for at least 12 hours on each weekday of the
  last week of the early voting period, and the voting in a special
  election ordered by the governor shall be conducted at the main
  early voting polling place for at least 12 hours on each of the last
  two days of the early voting period. Voting shall be conducted in
  accordance with this subsection in those elections in a county with
  a population under 50,000 [100,000] on receipt by the early voting
  clerk of a written request for the extended hours submitted by at
  least 15 registered voters of the county. The request must be
  submitted not later than the 60th day before the date early voting
  begins [in time to enable compliance with Section 85.067].
         SECTION 2.  Section 85.006(e), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (e)  In a primary election or the general election for state
  and county officers in a county with a population of 50,000
  [100,000] or more, the early voting clerk shall order personal
  appearance voting at the main early voting polling place to be
  conducted for at least 12 hours on the last Saturday and for at
  least five hours on the last Sunday of the early voting period. The
  early voting clerk shall order voting to be conducted at those times
  in those elections in a county with a population under 50,000
  [100,000] on receipt of a written request for those hours submitted
  by at least 15 registered voters of the county. The request must be
  submitted not later than the 60th day before the date early voting
  begins [in time to enable compliance with Section 85.007]. This
  subsection supersedes any provision of this subchapter to the
  extent of any conflict.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.