HB 1159

AN ACT relating to the designation of polling place locations on the

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Requires county commissioners to establish a polling place on the main campus of any general academic teaching institution with at least 8,000 students. The polling location must offer voting during the same hours as the main early voting location. This aims to increase voter accessibility for college students by providing a convenient on-campus voting site.

Subject Areas

Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs County Government--Employees/Officers Elections--Administration Elections--General

Bill Text

relating to the designation of polling place locations on the
campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 43.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.008.  CAMPUS POLLING PLACE.  (a)  The commissioners
court of a county shall designate as a polling place a location on
the main campus of a general academic teaching institution as
defined by Section 51.821, Education Code, located within the
county if at least 8,000 students are enrolled in the institution.
(b)  Voting by personal appearance must be conducted at a
polling place location designated under this section during the
same hours as voting is conducted at the main early voting polling
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.