Bill Text: TX HB506 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the location of early voting polling places for elections held on the November uniform election date by a political subdivision.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB506 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB506-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 506 | ||
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| relating to the location of early voting polling places for | ||
| elections held on the November uniform election date by a political | ||
| subdivision. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 85, Election Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 85.010 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 85.010. EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE FOR CERTAIN | ||
| ELECTIONS HELD BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section | ||
| applies to an election held by a political subdivision, other than a | ||
| county, on the November uniform election date in which the | ||
| political subdivision: | ||
| (1) is not holding a joint election with a county in | ||
| accordance with Chapter 271; and | ||
| (2) has not executed a contract with a county | ||
| elections officer under which the political subdivision and the | ||
| county share early voting polling places for the election. | ||
| (b) A political subdivision that holds an election | ||
| described by Subsection (a) shall designate as an early voting | ||
| polling place for the election any early voting polling place, | ||
| other than a polling place established under Section 85.062(e), | ||
| established by the county and located in | ||
| the political subdivision. | ||
| (c) A shared polling place established under Subsection (b) | ||
| that is designated as a main early voting polling place by any | ||
| political subdivision must be open for voting for all political | ||
| subdivisions the polling place serves for at least the days and | ||
| hours required of a main early voting polling place under Section | ||
| 85.002 for the political subdivision making the designation. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 506 was passed by the House on May 8, | ||
| 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
| No. 506 on May 23, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 4, 3 | ||
| present, not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 506 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
| amendments, on May 21, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays | ||
| 2. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
