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noticeshallbepostedonthebulletinboardusedforpostingnoticeofmeetingsofthecommissioners <br />court,aswellasonthepoliticalwebsite,ifmaintained.(Secs.85.007(c),85.007(d)). <br />a. ExtendedHoursforCountieswithapopulationof100,000orgreater:Earlyvotinginthegeneral <br />electionforstateandcountyofficersmustbeconductedatthemainearlyvotinglocationfor(1)atleast <br />12hoursonthe lastSaturday oftheearlyvotingperiod,AND(2)atleast5hoursonthe lastSunday of <br />theearlyvotingperiod.(Sec.85.006(e)). <br />b. ExtendedHoursforCountieswithapopulationunder100,000:Iftheearlyvotingclerkreceives <br />awrittenrequest(PDF)byatleast15registeredvotersofthecounty,earlyvotinginageneralelection <br />forstateandcountyofficersmustbeconductedatthemainearlyvotinglocationfor(1)atleast12 <br />hoursonthe lastSaturday oftheearlyvotingperiod,and(2)atleast5hoursonthe lastSunday ofthe <br />earlyvotingperiod.(Sec.85.006(e)).TherequestforSaturdayandSundayhoursmustbereceivedin <br />timefortheearlyvotingclerktocomplywiththe72hourpostingrequirementbeforethestartofearly <br />voting.(Secs.85.006(e),85.007(c)). ForNovember,thisdeadlineisOctober20,2020. <br />5. WeekendHourswhentheCountyisNOTtheearlyvotingclerk:Theauthorityorderinganelectionmayorder <br />earlyvotingatthemainearlyvotinglocationonanySaturdayorSundayduringtheearlyvotingperiod.The <br />authorityorderingearlyvotingmayalsodeterminethehoursofweekendvoting.Votingon ANY Saturdayor <br />Sunday must beincludedintheorderandnoticeofelection.Theorderandnoticemustincludethedates <br />andhoursofSaturdayorSundayvoting.(Secs.85.006,85.007).Theelectionnoticemustbepostedonthe <br />politicalwebsite,ifmaintained.(Sec.85.007).Thepoliticalsubdivision must haveearlyvoting <br />onSaturdayorSunday źŅ awrittenrequest(PDF)isreceivedfromatleast15registeredvotersofthe <br />politicalsubdivisionintimetocomplywiththepostingrequirement.(Sec.85.006(d)).Therequestmustbe <br />submittedintimetobeincludedintheorderandnoticeofelection.(Secs.85.006,85.007).NOTE:Ifyou <br />contractwiththecountyforaunifiedjointearlyvotingschedule,youmustfollowtheschedule; <br />whentheirruleschangetheirschedule,yourschedulewillchange. <br />6. TemporaryBranchLocations:Temporarybranchpollingplacesmustremainopenforeachweekdayofthe <br />earlyvotingperiodthatthemainearlyvotingpollingplacewillbeopen.Thetemporarybranchpolling <br />placesmustbeopenatleasteighthourseachday,unlessthecityorcountyisnotservingastheearly <br />votingclerkandtheterritoryholdingtheelectionhaslessthan1,000registeredvoters,inwhichcasethe <br />temporarybranchpollingplacesmustbeopenforatleastthreehourseachday.(Secs.85.062,85.064).For <br />additionalinformationregardingtemporarybranchlocations,pleasereviewourAdvisoryNo.201920. <br />7. AmendingtheElectionOrder:Werecommendamendingtheelectionordertoreflectthechangestotheearly <br />votingperiod.ThisamendmentdoesnotneedtooccurbyAugust17,2020sinceearlyvotingwilloccuronthe <br />datesdictatedbytheProclamationregardlessofwhattheorderstates.Thisactionwouldbetaken <br />bytheauthoritywhooriginallyorderedtheelection. <br />Thankyouforthequestionsyouhavebeensendingus.Wewillbesendingoutaseparateemailregardingthe <br />handdeliveryofmailballots.Pleaseletusknowifyouhaveanyadditionalquestionsorconcerns. <br />ChristinaWorrellAdkins <br />LegalDirectorElectionsDivision <br />OfficeoftheTexasSecretaryofState <br />1019BrazosStreet|RudderBuilding,2ndFloor|Austin,Texas78701 <br />1.800.252.VOTE(8683) <br />elections@sos.texas.gov|www.sos.texas.gov <br />2 <br /> <br />