§ 31.016 — VOTING INFORMATION ON SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE.

Texas § 31.016

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code EL: Election Code

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Sec. 31.016. VOTING INFORMATION ON SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures requiring the county officer responsible for administering elections to submit contact information of the county election office to the secretary of state for inclusion on the secretary of state's Internet website, including:
(1) the street address and zip code;
(2) the mailing address if different from the address provided in Subdivision (1);
(3) telephone number;
(4) facsimile number; and
(5) e-mail address.
(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures requiring each entity designating the location of a polling place, including an early voting polling place, to submit information on the location to the secretary of state for inclusion on the secretary of state's Internet website.
(c) For each polling place the information submitted must include:
(1) the name of the building in which the polling place is located, if available;
(2) the street address and zip code of the polling place; and
(3) the days and hours of voting at each location.
(d) The polling information under Subsection (c) shall be posted on the secretary of state's Internet website in a downloadable format.
(e) The secretary of state:
(1) may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the creation and maintenance of the Internet website; and
(2) shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.