Bill Text: TX HB985 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the deadlines by which provisional ballots must be processed and the state canvass must be conducted for certain elections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB985 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB985-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 985 | ||
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| relating to the deadlines by which provisional ballots must be | ||
| processed and the state canvass must be conducted for certain | ||
| elections. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 65.051, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
| (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for an election held | ||
| on the date of the general election for state and county officers, | ||
| the early voting ballot board shall verify and count provisional | ||
| ballots as provided by this subchapter not later than the 13th day | ||
| after the date of the election. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 65.052, Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 65.052. DUTY OF VOTER REGISTRAR. The secretary of | ||
| state shall prescribe procedures by which the voter registrar of | ||
| the county in which a provisional ballot is cast shall provide | ||
| assistance to the early voting ballot board in executing its | ||
| authority under this subchapter. In an election described by | ||
| Section 65.051(a-1), the procedures must allow for seven calendar | ||
| days for the voter registrar to review a provisional voter's | ||
| eligibility. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 67.003, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), each local | ||
| canvassing authority shall convene to conduct the local canvass at | ||
| the time set by the canvassing authority's presiding officer not | ||
| earlier than the eighth day or later than the 11th day after | ||
| election day. | ||
| (c) In an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), the | ||
| time for the local canvass may be set not later than the 14th day | ||
| after election day. | ||
| SECTION 4. Section 67.012(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) The governor shall conduct the state canvass [ |
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| at the time set by the secretary of state: | ||
| (1) not earlier than the 15th or later than the 30th | ||
| day after election day; or | ||
| (2) for an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), | ||
| not earlier than the 18th or later than the 33rd day after election | ||
| day. | ||
| SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 985 was passed by the House on May 3, | ||
| 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 985 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
