SB147 - Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.

  89R3948 PRL-D     By: Menéndez, et al. S.B. No. 147       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the designation of polling place locations on the   campuses of certain institutions of higher education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 43.008 to read as follows:           Sec.   43.008.     CAMPUS POLLING PLACE. (a) In this section,   "institution of higher education"   has the meaning assigned by   Section 61.003, Education Code.           (b)     The commissioners court of a county shall designate as a   polling place a location on the main campus of an institution of   higher education located within the county if at least 5,000   students are enrolled in the institution.           (c)     The commissioners court of a county shall designate two   polling places on the main campus of an institution of higher   education if at least 10,000 students are enrolled in the   institution, and shall designate one additional polling place for   every additional 10,000 students enrolled in the institution.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.