TITLE: Relating to the participation of certain large counties in the countywide polling place program.

SUMMARY: Relating to the participation of certain large counties in the countywide polling place program.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the participation of certain large counties in the countywide polling place program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 43.007, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (i) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (b) The commissioners court of a county that desires to participate in the program authorized by this section or a county with a population of more than 1.5 million in which more than 75 percent of the population lives in a single municipality shall hold a public hearing on the county's participation in the program. The commissioners court shall submit a transcript or electronic recording of the public comments made at the hearing to the secretary of state. A county that has previously participated in a similar program and held a public hearing on the county's participation in that program is not required to hold a hearing under this subsection. (d-1) The secretary of state shall select to participate in the program each county with a population of more than 1.5 million in which more than 75 percent of the population lives in a single municipality. (i) The secretary of state may only select to participate in the program six counties with a population of 100,000 or more,not including a county selected under Subsection (d-1), and four counties with a population of less than 100,000. 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.