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TX SB145
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jose Menendez
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AI Summary
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Allows any qualified voter in Texas to vote early by mail without needing to provide a specific reason, eliminating current eligibility restrictions based on age (65+), disability, absence from county, or confinement
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Repeals Sections 82.001-82.004 and 82.008 of the Election Code, which previously defined the limited categories of voters eligible for mail-in ballots
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Repeals Sections 276.016 and 276.017, which established criminal offenses related to soliciting and distributing mail ballot applications
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Maintains special address requirements for voters who are absent from their county on election day, confined in jail, residing in care facilities, or civilly committed as sexually violent predators
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Applies to elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.
Elections
Last Action
Referred to State Affairs
2/3/2025