HB 5372

relating to the notice required for an election held by certain
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 4.003, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1)  In addition to any other notice given for an election
under this section, notice of an election ordered by an authority,
other than an authority described by Subsection (c), must be posted
on the Internet website of the authority not later than the 62nd day
SECTION 2.  Section 4.004(b), Election Code, is amended to
(b)  The notice of a special election or the election of an
authority that holds nonpartisan elections must also state each
office to be filled or the proposition stating each measure to be
voted on.  This subsection does not apply to an election on a
proposed constitutional amendment.
SECTION 3.  Section 4.008(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body
of a political subdivision, other than a county, that orders an
election shall deliver notice of the election, including the
location of each polling place, to the county clerk and voter
registrar of each county in which the political subdivision is
located not later than the 75th [60th] day before election day.  The
county clerk shall post notice of the election, including the
location of each polling place, on the county's Internet website,
if the county maintains a website, as provided by Section 4.003(b).
SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only  to
an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.