TX HB4291

Early voting ballot boards must be composed of an odd number of members, with equal representation from the two major political parties based on the most recent gubernatorial election results in the county, plus one additional member from the presiding judge's party

The presiding judge serves as a nonvoting member of the early voting ballot board except to break tie votes, and if members from one party outnumber the other at a meeting, one must abstain to maintain equal voting representation

Mail ballot jacket envelopes must be delivered to the board not earlier than the 20th day before election day and not later than the 11th day before election day (changed from the 9th day), with the board required to meet for the first time by the 11th day before election day

Board members must take an oath that now includes identifying the legal grounds for which voters voted by mail, and in partisan elections must pledge to work only in the presence of a member from a different political party

Signature verification committees must have an odd number of members (minimum five), with the chair's party having one more member than the vice chair's party, and a person cannot serve on both a signature verification committee and early voting ballot board in the same election

The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to elections ordered on or after that date