TITLE: Relating to the method for submitting an application for voting by mail to the early voting clerk.

SUMMARY: Relating to the method for submitting an application for voting by mail to the early voting clerk.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the method for submitting an application for voting by mail to the early voting clerk. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 84.007, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (b) An application must be submitted to the early voting clerk by: (1) mail; (2) common or contract carrier; [or] (3) telephonic facsimile machine, if a machine is available in the clerk's office;or (4) electronic transmission of a scanned application containing an original signature.(e) The early voting clerk shall designate an e-mail address for receipt of an application under Subsection (b)(4). The secretary of state shall include the e-mail addresses on the secretary of state's website. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.