Relating to the use of a building owned or controlled by a public school as a polling place.
SB 567 amends Texas election law to restrict using public school buildings as polling places, directly affecting school districts and election officials who select polling locations. The bill prohibits placing polls in school buildings unless the building is not on or adjacent to a school campus, or in counties with 50,000 or fewer residents where no reasonable alternative exists. It maintains that public buildings should generally be used for polling places but adds these specific exceptions to school facilities. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
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Dec 2024
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Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Feb 3, 2025
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Feb 3, 2025
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