Texas Election Code - Section 85.006. Voting On Saturday Or Sunday
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§ 85.006. VOTING ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b), the authority ordering an election may
order early voting by personal appearance at the main early voting
polling place to be conducted on one or more Saturdays or Sundays
during the early voting period.
(b) In an election in which a county clerk or city secretary
is the early voting clerk under Section 83.002 or 83.005, only the
early voting clerk may order voting on a Saturday or Sunday. The
clerk must do so by written order.
(c) The authority ordering voting on a Saturday or Sunday
shall determine the hours during which voting is to be conducted.
(d) The authority authorized to order early voting on a
Saturday or Sunday under Subsection (a) or (b) shall order the
voting under the applicable subsection on receipt of a written
request submitted by at least 15 registered voters of the territory
covered by the election. The request must be submitted in time to
enable compliance with Section 85.007. The authority is not
required to order the voting on a particular date specified by the
request but shall order the voting on at least one Saturday if a
Saturday is requested and on at least one Sunday if a Sunday is
requested.
(e) In a primary election or the general election for state
and county officers in a county with a population of 100,000 or
more, the early voting clerk shall order personal appearance voting
at the main early voting polling place to be conducted for at least
12 hours on the last Saturday and for at least five hours on the last
Sunday of the early voting period. The early voting clerk shall
order voting to be conducted at those times in those elections in a
county with a population under 100,000 on receipt of a written
request for those hours submitted by at least 15 registered voters
of the county. The request must be submitted in time to enable
compliance with Section 85.007. This subsection supersedes any
provision of this subchapter to the extent of any conflict.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, § 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts
1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1142, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991,
72nd Leg., ch. 203, § 1.08; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, §
1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Section: 84.036 84.037 85.001 85.002 85.003 85.004 85.005 85.006 85.007 85.008 85.031 85.0311 85.032 85.033 85.034
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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