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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The election order and the election notice must state:
(1) the date that early voting will begin if under Section 85.001(d) the early voting period is to begin later than the prescribed date; and
(2) the regular dates and hours that voting will be conducted under Section 85.005(b), including voting on Saturday or Sunday .
(b) The early voting clerk shall post notice for each election stating the dates and hours that voting on a Saturday or Sunday will be conducted .
(c) Notice under Subsection (b) shall be posted continuously for at least 72 hours immediately preceding the first hour that the voting to which the notice pertains will be conducted. The notice shall be posted on:
(1) the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that does not maintain an Internet website, or of the city governing body if the early voting clerk is the city secretary; or
(2) the county's Internet website if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that maintains an Internet website.
(d) Any notice required under this section must also be posted:
(1) on the Internet website of the authority ordering the election, if the authority maintains a website; and
(2) for a primary election or the general election for state and county officers, by the secretary of state on the secretary's Internet website.
(e) The authority ordering an election shall forward its election notice to the secretary of state in a manner that affords the secretary of state sufficient time to comply with Subsection (d)(2).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Election Code - ELEC § 85.007. Public Notice of Time for Voting - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/election-code/elec-sect-85-007/
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