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AN ACT
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relating to the instructions for an application form for an early |
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voting ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 84.0112 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 84.0112. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS. (a) |
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The secretary of state shall prescribe instructions to be printed |
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for the officially prescribed application form for an early voting |
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ballot. The instructions must: |
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(1) be presented in portrait orientation on a single |
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piece of paper that is 8-1/2 by 11 inches; |
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(2) be printed in Calibri or Aptos font in at least |
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12-point font or the largest font size that allows the instructions |
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to fit on a single piece of paper, as determined by the secretary; |
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and |
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(3) contain bold print, as determined necessary by the |
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secretary, to adequately relate the instructions to an item on the |
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application. |
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(b) The secretary shall prescribe instructions to be |
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printed along with the officially prescribed application form for |
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an early voting ballot in each language appropriate to the |
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demographic composition of this state in the form and manner |
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prescribed by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2259 was passed by the House on May 1, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2259 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |