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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Apr 7, 2025
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Referred to State Affairs
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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