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  89R15278 MLH-D     By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 2000       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the hours of early voting by personal appearance in   certain counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 85.005, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as   follows:          (a)  Except as provided by this section [ Subsection (c) ], in   an election in which a county clerk is the early voting clerk under   Section 83.002, early voting by personal appearance at the main   early voting polling place shall be conducted on each weekday of the   early voting period that is not a legal state holiday and for a   period of at least nine hours, except that voting may not be   conducted earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m.           (e)     In a county with a population of less than 70,000, early   voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling   place shall be conducted on each weekday of the early voting period   that is not a legal state holiday and for a period of at least five   hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier than 6 a.m.   or later than 10 p.m.          SECTION 2.  Section 85.006(e), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (e)  In a primary election or the general election for state   and county officers, the early voting clerk of a county with a   population of 70,000 or more shall order voting by personal   appearance at the main early voting polling place to be conducted on   the last Saturday of the early voting period for at least 12   consecutive hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier   than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m., and on the last Sunday of the   early voting period for at least six consecutive hours, except that   voting may not be conducted earlier than 9 a.m. or later than 10   p.m. This subsection supersedes any provision of this subchapter   to the extent of any conflict.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.