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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by |
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mail and other balloting materials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 84.011(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The officially prescribed application form for an early |
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voting ballot to be voted by mail must be: |
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(1) at least eight inches by nine inches in size; |
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(2) [and be] printed in at least 12-point [six-point] |
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type; and |
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(3) printed in black text on a white background. |
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SECTION 2. Section 86.002, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) The balloting materials, including the instructions |
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under Subsection (d), must be printed: |
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(1) in at least 12-point type; and |
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(2) in black text on a white background. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |