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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 an institution of higher education as defined by |
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Section 61.003, Education Code, located within the county if at |
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least 5,000 students are enrolled in the institution. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county shall designate two |
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polling places on the main campus of an institution of higher |
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education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, if at least |
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10,000 students are enrolled in the institution, and shall |
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designate one additional polling place for every additional 10,000 |
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students enrolled in the institution. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |