TITLE: Relating to a study on the effect of a change to the period for voting.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study on the effect of a change to the period for voting.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a study on the effect of a change to the period for voting. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) The secretary of state shall conduct a study regarding the practical effects of eliminating the gap between the early voting period for an election and election day and providing for the conduct of elections with a single election period. (b) The study must include: (1) best practices and policies of states that conduct elections with a single election period; (2) a cost-benefit analysis comparing the use of hand marked paper ballots, ballot marking devices, and direct recording electronic voting machines in elections with a single election period; (3) comparison of the estimated costs of conducting elections with a single election period versus the costs of conducting elections with a gap between the early voting period for the election and election day; and (4) recommended statutory language for implementing the conduct of elections with a single election period. (c) The secretary of state shall, not later than January 1,2022, submit a report on the secretary's findings to the legislature. 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.