HB 5613

relating to electioneering near a polling place; creating a
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 61.003, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as
(a)  A person commits an offense if, during the voting period
and within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may
enter the building in which a polling place is located and is
designated by the presiding judge as the single point of entry, the
(2)  electioneers for or against any candidate,
(a-2)  A person commits an offense if, during the voting
period, the person prohibits electioneering outside the area
described in Subsection (a), including electioneering outside that
area and on the premises of a building in which a polling place is
SECTION 2.  Section 61.010(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not
wear a badge, insignia, emblem, or other similar communicative
device relating to a candidate, measure, or political party
appearing on the ballot, or to the conduct of the election, in the
polling place or within 100 feet of the [any] outside door through
which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is
located designated by the presiding judge as the single point of
SECTION 3.  Section 62.013(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  An election officer commits an offense if the officer
knowingly posts at a polling place, including the area within 100
feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building
in which the polling place is located designated by the presiding
judge as the single point of entry under Section 61.003(a), a sign,
card, poster, or other similar material that:
(1)  is not authorized or required by law; or
(2)  is in a form or contains information that is not
SECTION 4.  Section 85.036(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  During the time an early voting polling place is open
for the conduct of early voting, a person may not electioneer for or
against any candidate, measure, or political party in or within 100
feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building
or structure in which the early voting polling place is located and
is designated by the presiding judge as the single point of entry
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025..