HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Elections 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Thursday, March 13, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.012 
CHAIR:       Rep. Matt Shaheen 

HB 429         Guillen
Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.

HB 496         Swanson                                               
Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate.

HB 640         Bumgarner                                             
Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period.

HB 657         Bucy                                                  
Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.

HB 665         Bucy                                                  
Relating to the secretary of state posting on the secretary of state's Internet website databases containing certain information about elections.

HB 677         DeAyala                                               
Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.

HB 952         Toth                                                  
Relating to identification of early voting ballots voted by mail by electronic code.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c240

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