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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.006, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A marked ballot voted under this chapter must be |
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returned to the early voting clerk in the official carrier |
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envelope. The carrier envelope may be delivered in another |
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envelope and must be transported and delivered only by: |
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(1) mail; |
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(2) [or by] common or contract carrier; or |
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(3) subject to Subsection (a-1), in-person delivery by |
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the voter who voted the ballot. |
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(a-1) The voter may deliver a marked ballot in person to the |
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early voting clerk's office only while the polls are open on |
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election day. A voter who delivers a marked ballot in person must |
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present an acceptable form of identification described by Section |
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63.0101. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |