Texas House Bill 2253 was passed during the 89th Legislative Session and addresses a specific situation: cancellation of certain bond elections when a disaster affects the local authority holding the election.
Read MoreTexas House Bill 1661 was passed during the 89th Legislative Session and focuses on election supplies, including ballot quantities.
Read MoreTexas Senate Bill 506 was passed during the 89th Legislative Session and creates new requirements and procedures related to ballot propositions.
Read MoreTexas Senate Bill 2216 was passed during the 89th Legislative Session and focuses on the security of election system equipment.
Read MoreTexas House Bill 521 was passed during the 89th Legislative Session and makes changes to curbside voting and voter assistance procedures.
Read MoreTexas Senate Bill 2166 was passed during the 89th Legislative Session and makes several changes to testing requirements for electronic voting system equipment and electronic pollbook systems.
Read MoreSenate Bill 1209 is one that generated real debate this session and never made it to a House floor vote. Here’s what it proposed and what we heard from the field. What SB 1209 Would Have Done Senate Bill 1209, authored by Senator Bryan Hughes, proposed consolidating Texas election dates by eliminating the first Saturday […]
Read MoreTexas Senate Bill 1541 was introduced during the 89th Legislative Session. It passed the Senate, advanced through a House committee, and was placed on the House Calendar. The session ended without a House floor vote on the bill. Here is what the bill proposed, what the legislative record shows, and what questions it raises for […]
Read MoreTexas recently passed Senate Bill 2753 (SB 2753), enacted in 2025, which eliminates the gap between early voting and Election Day and creates a continuous voting period through the day before Election Day. At a high level, this sounds simple — just more voting days. From an operational standpoint, however, election offices know it changes […]
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