HB 2259

AN ACT relating to the instructions for an application form for an early

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89th Regular Session

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

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What This Bill Does

Requires the Texas Secretary of State to create standardized early voting ballot application instructions with specific formatting requirements, including using 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper, Calibri or Aptos font at least 12-point size, and potentially using bold print for clarity. The instructions must be prepared in multiple languages reflecting Texas's demographic composition, with the goal of making early voting application forms more readable and accessible to voters across the state.

Subject Areas

SECRETARY OF STATE Elections--Early Voting Elections--General

Bill Text

relating to the instructions for an application form for an early
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 84.0112 to read as follows:
Sec. 84.0112.  OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS.  (a)
The secretary of state shall prescribe instructions to be printed
for the officially prescribed application form for an early voting
ballot.  The instructions must:
(1)  be presented in portrait orientation on a single
piece of paper that is 8-1/2 by 11 inches;
(2)  be printed in Calibri or Aptos font in at least
12-point font or the largest font size that allows the instructions
to fit on a single piece of paper, as determined by the secretary;
(3)  contain bold print, as determined necessary by the
secretary, to adequately relate the instructions to an item on the
(b)  The secretary shall prescribe instructions to be
printed along with the officially prescribed application form for
an early voting ballot in each language appropriate to the
demographic composition of this state in the form and manner
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.