Texas HB4842 amends the Election Code to revise election procedures, including write-in candidacy rules and countywide polling places.

HB4842 modifies the Texas Election Code to establish countywide polling places for certain elections and to regulate write-in candidates for county and precinct chair positions. It allows county executive committees to authorize write-in candidates, with specific conditions for their eligibility. The bill also mandates that county chairs transfer certain records to their successors within 30 days of assuming office. Additionally, it sets new rules for the timing of filing applications for party offices and modifies the order of party offices on the ballot.

Texas HB4842 amends the Election Code to revise election procedures, including write-in candidacy rules and countywide polling places.

HB4842 modifies the Texas Election Code to establish countywide polling places for certain elections and to regulate write-in candidates for county and precinct chair positions. It allows county executive committees to authorize write-in candidates, with specific conditions for their eligibility. The bill also mandates that county chairs transfer certain records to their successors within 30 days of assuming office. Additionally, it sets new rules for the timing of filing applications for party offices and modifies the order of party offices on the ballot.