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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure for closing a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.002, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Section 41.032, the presiding |
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election judge or alternate election judge may not order the polls |
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to stay open past the official closing time. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 273, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS |
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Sec. 273.101. PROHIBITED ORDER. Notwithstanding any other |
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law or rule, a district judge, county court at law judge, or |
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statutory county court judge may not issue an order that has the |
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effect of extending the hours that polls are required to remain open |
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under Section 41.031 at any polling place. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |