Texas Election Code
§ 43.007 — COUNTYWIDE POLLING PLACE PROGRAM
EL § 43.007Title 4. TIME AND PLACE OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 43. POLLING PLACES · Art. A. NUMBER AND LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES
Statute text
View on source(a)The secretary of state shall implement a program to allow each commissioners court participating in the program to eliminate county election precinct polling places and establish countywide polling places for:
(1)any election required to be conducted by the county;
(2)any election held as part of a joint election agreement with a county under Chapter 271;
(3)any election held under contract for election services with a county under Subchapter D, Chapter 31;
(4)each primary election and runoff primary election if:
(A)the county chair or county executive committee of each political party participating in a joint primary election under Section 172.126 agrees to the use of countywide polling places; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (S.B. 578), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1188 (H.B. 3965), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.03, eff. December 2, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 31(2), eff. September 1, 2025.