HB1180 - Relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the change of the county of residence by a voter.

      By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1180       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to voting a limited ballot on election day following the   change of the county of residence by a voter.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 112.002(a) and (d), Election Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  After changing residence to another county, a person is   eligible to vote a limited ballot by personal appearance during the   early voting period , on election day, or by mail if:                (1)  the person would have been eligible to vote in the   county of former residence on election day if still residing in that   county;                (2)  the person is registered to vote in the county of   former residence at the time the person:                      (A)  offers to vote in the county of new   residence; or                      (B)  submitted a voter registration application   in the county of new residence; and                (3)  a voter registration for the person in the county   of new residence is not effective on or before election day.          (d)  A statement executed under Subsection (c) shall be   submitted:                (1)  to an election officer at the main early voting   polling place, if the person is voting by personal appearance; [ or ]                (2)   to a person designated by the early voting clerk at   the location used for the main early voting polling place, if the   person is voting on election day; or                 (3)   with the person's application for a ballot to be   voted by mail, if the person is voting by mail.          SECTION 2.  Section 112.006, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 112.006.  PLACE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE OR ON   ELECTION DAY .  A person may vote a limited ballot by personal   appearance only at the main early voting polling place.   A person   may vote a limited ballot on election day only at the location of   the main early voting polling place.          SECTION 3.  Section 112.010(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  If early voting by personal appearance is conducted by   voting machine, the early voting clerk may conduct the personal   appearance voting of limited ballots by using official ballots for   early voting by mail. The early voting clerk may conduct voting of   limited ballots on election day at the location of the main early   voting polling place by using official ballots for early voting by   mail.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.