Bill: HB 1594, 85(R) - 2017

Committee

House Elections

Vote Recommendation

Vote Recommendation Economic Freedom Property Rights Personal Responsibility Limited Government Individual Liberty
Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral

Author(s)

Dwayne Bohac

Bill Caption

Relating to the territory that may be included in a single county election precinct.

Fiscal Notes

From the LBB: No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 

Bill Analysis

This bill would allow a commissioner’s court to combine election county precincts to avoid unreasonable expenditures on elections equipment in a county with a population of less than 250,000 if the precinct has less than 500 registered voters or a county with a population of more than 250,000 regardless of the number of registered voters in the precinct.

The bill would prohibit a combined precinct from being established if it contains a county elections precinct with at least 500 voters but less than 750 voters and the location of the polling place is different from the location used for the county election precinct in the preceding election ordered by the same authority and the polling place used for the county election precinct in the preceding election ordered by the same authority is available to be used as a polling place and complies with accessibility requirements. 

Vote Recommendation Notes

This bill does not appear to have a connection to our liberty principles, therefore we remain neutral.

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