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HB 3361

AN ACT relating to the elimination of electronic poll lists and the

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89th Regular Session

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

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What This Bill Does

Eliminates electronic poll lists and modifies voting procedures across Texas counties. It prohibits using electronic devices to accept voters at polling places and restricts the number of student election clerks to two per location. The legislation also requires county commissioners to assign voters to specific early voting polling places within their county, affecting how citizens can cast early ballots.

Subject Areas

Electronic Information Systems ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Elections--Early Voting Elections--Administration Elections--General

Bill Text

relating to the elimination of electronic poll lists and the
countywide polling place program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 32.0511(d), Election Code, is amended to
(d)  Not more than two student election clerks may serve at a
polling place[, except that not more than four student election
clerks may serve at any countywide polling place].
SECTION 2.  Section 42.0051(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  This section applies only to a county with a population
of less than 1.2 million [that does not participate in the
countywide polling place program described by Section 43.007].
SECTION 3.  Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 63.0016 to read as follows:
Sec. 63.0016.  USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO ACCEPT VOTERS
PROHIBITED.  The use of an electronic device to accept voters under
SECTION 4.  Subchapter C, Chapter 85, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 85.0621 to read as follows:
Sec. 85.0621.  VOTERS SERVED BY BRANCH POLLING PLACE.  (a)
The commissioners court of a county shall assign a person in the
county entitled to vote an early voting ballot by personal
appearance to an early voting polling place in the commissioners
(b)  Any person entitled to vote an early voting ballot by
personal appearance may do so at the early voting polling place to
which the person is assigned under Subsection (a).
SECTION 5.  The following provisions of the Election Code
SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the elimination of electronic poll lists and the

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