Bill Text: TX SB383 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 383 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the time of delivery to the early voting ballot board for ballots voted by mail in certain counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-29 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB383 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB383-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 383




	AN ACT
	relating to the time of delivery to the early voting ballot board
	for ballots voted by mail in certain counties.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 87.0222(a), Election Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a) Notwithstanding Section 87.024, in an election
	conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000
	or more or conducted jointly with such a county, the jacket
	envelopes containing the early voting ballots voted by mail may be
	delivered to the board between the end of the ninth day before the
	last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance
	[~~election day~~] and the closing of the polls on election day, or as
	soon after closing as practicable, at the time or times specified by
	the presiding judge of the board.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 383 passed the Senate on
	March 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 383 passed the House on
	May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor