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TX SB2217

Bill

Status

Passed

6/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Hughes

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Voter registration address changes within the same county take effect immediately upon the registrar's receipt of the change notice, eliminating the previous 30-day waiting period for intra-county moves

  • Electronic poll book certification requirements expanded to include producing reports with combination form information and lists of all accepted voters showing their election precinct and polling location

  • General custodians of election records must prepare and post online a reconciliation of total votes cast versus total voters accepted at each polling place within 30 days after election day

  • Presiding election judges must generate reports from optical scanners showing total ballots scanned at each polling place after early voting ends and on election day, with early voting reports prohibited from including candidate/proposition vote totals

  • Election systems using central accumulators must be capable of producing per-polling-place vote totals for candidates and propositions, effective September 1, 2026; the overall bill takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

Elections

Last Action

Effective on 9/1/25

6/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections5/2/2025
State Affairs3/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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