![]() on the day after election day (Monday following a Saturday election) and is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. House Bill 1151: Provides that a voted ballot by mail is timely if it is received by 5:00 p.m. ![]() Statutes Affected: Election Code § 67.004 House Bill 1001: Provides that the presiding officer of the canvassing authority must note the completion of the canvass in the minutes or in the recording required by Section 551.021 of the Government Code. Statutes Affected: Election Code §§ 67.003 and 101.057 Repealed Section 67.003(a) of the Code.Amended the language in Section 67.003(b) of the Code (time for local canvass) by removing the reference to elections held on the uniform election date in May.2017-11 for additional information regarding this deadline. If that date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, then the deadline is extended to the next regular business day. House Bill 929: Provides that members of the military and their families using a Federal Postcard Application (“FPCA”) (domestic or overseas) have until the sixth day following election day to return their ballot and have it counted. NOTE: Pursuant to HB 658, the provisions regarding voting by mail at a residential care facility are effective September 1, 2017. However, Senate Bill 5 (85th Legislature, Special Session, 2017), repealed Chapter 107 as of December 1, 2017. Therefore, this procedure is in place for the Novemand other elections held prior to Decembut not for elections held on or after December 1, 2017.Įffective Date: Septem(but see Note referenced above regarding repeal of new Chapter 107 which is effective December 1, 2017) In addition, this bill created a new Chapter 107 to the Election Code to provide procedures for voting by mail at residential care facilities. See Notice of Voting Order Priority (PFD). A mobility problem is defined as one that substantially impairs a person’s ability to move around, such as paralysis, lung disease, use of portable oxygen, cardiac deficiency, severe limitation in the ability to walk due to arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition, wheelchair confinement, arthritis, foot disorder, the inability to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest, or use of a brace, cane, crutch, or other assistive device. House Bill 658 : This bill added new Section 63.0013 to the Code, which provides that voters with mobility problems and their assistants may be accepted for voting ahead of other voters in line. Deleted the references to casting a straight party vote and the expiration of Section 13.122(d) of the Code from instruction posters and several sections of the Code.This information provided on the website must be in each language in which voter registration and election materials are available. NOTE: This bill is not effective until Septemand thus will not affect the general election for state and county officers in November 2018. It also requires the Secretary of State and the voter registrar of each county that maintains a website to notify voters on their websites by September 2020 that straight ticket voting will not be an option going forward. House Bill 25: Ends the ability to allow voters the option of voting a straight party ballot with one selection. Statutes Affected: Election Code § 276.011 The reports must be completed by December 1, 2018. The report must include identified county election vulnerabilities and risks for a cyber attack against a county’s voting system machines or the list of registered voters, as well as any attempted attacks on voting machines. The report must also include recommendations for protecting county voting machines and voter registration systems from a cyber attack. House Bill 8: Requires the Secretary of State to conduct a study regarding cyber attacks on election infrastructure and prepare a public summary report and a confidential report on the findings. Bills passed during the 2017 Regular Session SOSDirect: Business Searches & Formationsīelow is a brief summary of the major election-related legislation that passed during the 85th Regular Session and Special Session (2017).
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