Relating to the instructions for an application form for an early voting ballot, the official text

H.B. No. 2259

AN ACT

relating to the instructions for an application form for an early

voting ballot.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Election Code, is

amended by adding Section 84.0112 to read as follows:

Sec. 84.0112. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS. (a)

The secretary of state shall prescribe instructions to be printed

for the officially prescribed application form for an early voting

ballot. The instructions must:

(1) be presented in portrait orientation on a single

piece of paper that is 8-1/2 by 11 inches;

(2) be printed in Calibri or Aptos font in at least

12-point font or the largest font size that allows the instructions

to fit on a single piece of paper, as determined by the secretary;

and

(3) contain bold print, as determined necessary by the

secretary, to adequately relate the instructions to an item on the

application.

(b) The secretary shall prescribe instructions to be

printed along with the officially prescribed application form for

an early voting ballot in each language appropriate to the

demographic composition of this state in the form and manner

prescribed by Subsection (a).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2259 was passed by the House on May 1,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 1, 1 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2259 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor