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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to election precinct boundaries and the establishment of |
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polling places. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.0051(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) County election precincts in a county with a population |
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of 250,000 or more may also be combined under Subsection (a) if the |
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changes result in county election precincts with 500 or more but |
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fewer than 5,000 [750] registered voters. |
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SECTION 2. Section 43.007, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (q) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The secretary of state shall implement a program to |
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allow each commissioners court participating in the program to |
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[eliminate county election precinct polling places and] establish |
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countywide polling places at each county election precinct for: |
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(1) any election required to be conducted by the |
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county; |
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(2) any election held as part of a joint election |
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agreement with a county under Chapter 271; |
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(3) any election held under contract for election |
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services with a county under Subchapter D, Chapter 31; |
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(4) each primary election and runoff primary election |
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if: |
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(A) the county chair or county executive |
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committee of each political party participating in a joint primary |
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election under Section 172.126 agrees to the use of countywide |
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polling places; or |
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(B) the county chair or county executive |
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committee of each political party required to nominate candidates |
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by primary election agrees to use the same countywide polling |
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places; and |
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(5) each election of a political subdivision located |
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in the county that is held jointly with an election described by |
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Subdivision (3) or (4). |
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(q) Each countywide polling place must be provided with a |
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poll list for the entire county. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 43.007(f), (g), (h), (m), and (n), |
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Election Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |