SB 2820 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties.

SB 2820 amends Texas election law to standardize polling place distribution in certain counties. It requires counties with over 1 million residents to ensure no state representative district has more than one additional polling place compared to another district within the same county. For counties between 120,000 and 1 million residents, commissioners courts must establish early voting locations in each commissioners precinct, with no district exceeding a one-place difference in polling locations. The bill also mandates proportional adjustments for state representative districts spanning multiple counties, based on voter population data from the Secretary of State. These provisions directly affect election administrators and voting access in designated populous Texas counties.
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Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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