HB 2579

AN ACT relating to the use of a public school as a polling place.

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89th Regular Session

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

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What This Bill Does

Prohibits using public primary or secondary school campuses as polling places, effectively banning elections from being held directly on school grounds. The legislation aims to reduce potential disruptions to school operations and enhance campus security by requiring voting locations to be moved off school property. The law will take effect on September 1, 2025, giving election officials time to identify and establish alternative voting sites in their communities.

Subject Areas

Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities Elections--Administration Elections--General

Bill Text

relating to the use of a public school as a polling place.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 43.031(e), Election Code, is amended to
(e)  A polling place may not be located:
(1)  on a public primary or secondary school campus; or
(2)  at the residence of a person who is:
(A) [(1)]  a candidate for an elective office,
including an office of a political party; or
(B) [(2)]  related within the third degree by
consanguinity or the second degree by affinity, as determined under
Chapter 573, Government Code, to a candidate described by Paragraph
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

filed

Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the use of a public school as a polling place.

Nov 10, 2025

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