TITLE: Relating to polling places for runoff elections in certain small counties.

SUMMARY: Relating to polling places for runoff elections in certain small counties.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to polling places for runoff elections in certain small counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 43.001, Election Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 43.001. ONE POLLING PLACE IN EACH PRECINCT;EXCEPTION.(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each [Each] election precinct established for an election shall be served by a single polling place located within the boundary of the precinct. (b) A county with a population of less than 11,000 and an area of less than 600 square miles may be served by a single polling place in a runoff election. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.