TITLE: Relating to the use of a public school or institution of higher education as a polling place.

SUMMARY: Relating to the use of a public school or institution of higher education as a polling place.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the use of a public school or institution of higher education as a polling place. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 43.031(a) and (e), Election Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) In this subchapter:[] (1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. (2) " Public [public] building" means a building owned or controlled by the state or a political subdivision. (e) A polling place may not be located:(1) on a campus of a public primary or secondary school or institution of higher education, unless the campus is closed for operation during the period for voting; or (2) at the residence of a person who is: (A) [(1)] a candidate for an elective office, including an office of a political party; or (B) [(2)] related within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a candidate described by Paragraph (A) [Subdivision (1)].SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.