HB 1180
AN ACT relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Allows voters who have recently moved to a new county to cast a limited ballot in their former county of residence during early voting or on election day, if they were eligible to vote there before moving and their new voter registration is not yet effective. Voters must vote at the main early voting polling place and provide a statement to election officials verifying their previous voter registration and new residence. The bill aims to ensure voters are not disenfranchised during the voter registration transition period, taking effect on September 1, 2025.
Bill Text
relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the change of the county of residence by a voter. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 112.002(a) and (d), Election Code, are (a) After changing residence to another county, a person is eligible to vote a limited ballot by personal appearance during the early voting period, on election day, or by mail if: (1) the person would have been eligible to vote in the county of former residence on election day if still residing in that (2) the person is registered to vote in the county of former residence at the time the person: (A) offers to vote in the county of new (B) submitted a voter registration application in the county of new residence; and (3) a voter registration for the person in the county of new residence is not effective on or before election day. (d) A statement executed under Subsection (c) shall be (1) to an election officer at the main early voting polling place, if the person is voting by personal appearance; [or] (2) to a person designated by the early voting clerk at the location used for the main early voting polling place, if the person is voting on election day; or (3) with the person's application for a ballot to be voted by mail, if the person is voting by mail. SECTION 2. Section 112.006, Election Code, is amended to Sec. 112.006. PLACE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE OR ON ELECTION DAY. A person may vote a limited ballot by personal appearance only at the main early voting polling place. A person may vote a limited ballot on election day only at the location of the main early voting polling place. SECTION 3. Section 112.010(a), Election Code, is amended to (a) If early voting by personal appearance is conducted by voting machine, the early voting clerk may conduct the personal appearance voting of limited ballots by using official ballots for early voting by mail. The early voting clerk may conduct voting of limited ballots on election day at the location of the main early voting polling place by using official ballots for early voting by SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the
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