Bill Text: TX HB2347 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to voting after polls close during early voting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-15 - Referred to Elections [HB2347 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2347-Introduced.html
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| By: Klick | H.B. No. 2347 | |
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| relating to voting after polls close during early voting. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 85, Election Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 85.0055 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 85.0055. VOTING AFTER POLLS CLOSE. (a) A voter who | ||
| has not voted before the time for closing an early voting polling | ||
| place is entitled to vote after that time if the voter is inside or | ||
| waiting to enter the polling place at closing time. | ||
| (b) If voters are waiting to enter the polling place at | ||
| closing time, the presiding judge shall direct them to enter the | ||
| polling place and shall close it to others. However, if that | ||
| procedure is impracticable, at closing time the presiding judge | ||
| shall distribute numbered identification cards to the waiting | ||
| voters and permit entry into the polling place for voting after | ||
| closing time only by those possessing a card. | ||
| (c) The presiding judge shall take the precautions | ||
| necessary to prevent voting after closing time by persons who are | ||
| not entitled to do so. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
