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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas House Bill 1857 adjusts the start date and duration of the early voting period
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to ElectionsSponsor: Sheryl Cole
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What This Bill Proposed
HB 1857 shifts the start of to begin on the first business day after voter registration becomes effective for an election, continuing through the fourth day before election day, effective September 1, 2025.
The change alters the timeline for when voters can cast ballots in person before election day, directly shifting the scheduling window for election administrators and participating voters.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Voters
Voters experience a change in the date when early voting by personal appearance opens.
Election administrators
Election officials must adjust their administrative timelines and polling location schedules to accommodate the new early voting start date.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Elections
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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