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Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period, the official text

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H.B. No. 640

AN ACT

relating to the office hours of an election authority during an

election period.

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

SECTION 1. Section 31.122(b), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) In this section, "regular business day" [If the

political subdivision is an independent school district, a regular

business day] means a day on which the [school district's] main

business office of the county, city, or other political subdivision

is regularly open for business.

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

______________________________
______________________________

President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 640 was passed by the House on May 14,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 3 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 640 was passed by the Senate on May

27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor
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