TITLE: Relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail.

SUMMARY: Relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 86.006, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a) A marked ballot voted under this chapter must be returned to the early voting clerk in the official carrier envelope. The carrier envelope may be delivered in another envelope and must be transported and delivered only by:(1) mail;(2) [or by] common or contract carrier;or (3) subject to Subsection (a-1), in-person delivery by the voter who voted the ballot.(a-1) The voter may deliver a marked ballot in person to the early voting clerk's office only while the polls are open on election day. A voter who delivers a marked ballot in person must present an acceptable form of identification described by Section 63.0101. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.