Understanding SB 2753: What Continuous Voting Means for Election Operations

Texas 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 more than most people realize.

What Actually Changed?

Under SB 2753, early voting is expected to run continuously through the day before Election Day.

That means:

• No operational gap between early voting and Election Day
• Required weekend and holiday voting
• A longer, uninterrupted voting period

These changes will apply once the Texas Secretary of State publishes final implementation procedures, as counties begin preparing for upcoming election cycles.

What This Changes in Practice

The biggest shift is in operations.

• There is no longer a reset window between early voting and Election Day
• Equipment, staffing, and locations need to stay active continuously
• Any issue that surfaces late in early voting has less time to be resolved

For many offices, that “gap” was where:

• issues were corrected
• data was verified
• systems were stabilized

That buffer is now compressed or gone entirely.

Operational Considerations Moving Forward

One of the key considerations emerging from this shift is how jurisdictions choose to structure their operations.

Whether jurisdictions treat Early Voting and Election Day as a single continuous operation, or still manage them separately behind the scenes, systems need to support both approaches without adding operational complexity.

Our ePollbook platform is designed to support either approach, allowing jurisdictions to configure workflows based on how they plan to operate.

Questions We’re Hearing

As offices begin thinking through this transition, several common questions are coming up:

• How are you planning to staff a continuous voting period?
• Will early voting sites also serve as Election Day locations?
• How are you approaching L&A timing with less buffer?
• How are you thinking about this shift operationally?

Continuing the Conversation

As implementation guidance develops and jurisdictions begin preparing, these operational decisions will play a key role in how smoothly the transition occurs.

We’d be interested to hear how others are approaching this shift.