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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the conduct of early voting by certain political |
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subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 271.006(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The governing bodies of the political subdivisions |
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participating in a joint election shall [decide whether to] conduct |
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their early voting jointly. The governing bodies [that decide to |
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conduct joint early voting] shall appoint one of their early voting |
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clerks as the early voting clerk for the joint early voting. |
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SECTION 2. Section 271.006(d), Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |