Texas SB 57: Relating to depository boxes for ballots to be voted by mail.

Bill Text

By:AAEckhardt, et al. S.B.ANo.A57
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to depository boxes for ballots to be voted by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTIONA1.AASection 86.006, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as
follows:
(a)AAA marked ballot voted under this chapter must be
returned to the early voting clerk in the official carrier
envelope. The carrier envelope may be delivered in another
envelope and must be transported and delivered only by:
(1)AAmail;
(2)AAcommon or contract carrier; [or]
(3)AAsubject to Subsection (a-1), in-person delivery by
the voter who voted the ballot; or
(4)AAsubject to Subsection (a-2), delivery to an
authorized depository box.
(a-2)AAThe voter may deliver a sealed carrier envelope
containing a marked ballot to any depository box authorized by the
early voting clerk. The early voting clerk may authorize any number
of suitable locations for placement of a depository box.
SECTIONA2.AAThis Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.
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