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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to depository boxes for ballots to be voted by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.006, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A marked ballot voted under this chapter must be |
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returned to the early voting clerk in the official carrier |
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envelope. The carrier envelope may be delivered in another |
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envelope and must be transported and delivered only by: |
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(1) mail; |
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(2) common or contract carrier; [or] |
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(3) subject to Subsection (a-1), in-person delivery by |
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the voter who voted the ballot; or |
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(4) subject to Subsection (a-2), delivery to an |
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authorized depository box. |
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(a-2) The voter may deliver a sealed carrier envelope |
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containing a marked ballot to any depository box authorized by the |
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early voting clerk. The early voting clerk may authorize any number |
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of suitable locations for placement of a depository box. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |