Amend SB 985 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 17, strike "or (b)".

(2)  Strike page 1, line 20, through page 2, line 3, and substitute the following:

"(c) [(a-1)]  In a county that does not participate in the countywide polling place program described by Section 43.007, for a general or special election for which use of county election precincts is required, the commissioner's court [may,] on the recommendation of the county election board, or for a primary election for which use of county election precincts is required, the county executive committee of a political party conducting the primary election, may combine county election precincts notwithstanding Section 42.005 if:"