Amends TCA Title 2.

This bill requires a county election commission to maintain certain office hours on Sundays for purposes of early voting. <br /> <br /> Under present law:<br /> <br /> (1) The county election commission office or another polling place appropriately designated by the county election commission must be open a minimum of three consecutive hours each weekday including Saturdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. during the period provided to apply to vote early. For a municipality with a population of less than 5,000, the municipal governing body may determine the Saturday schedule of early voting for municipal elections; and<br /> (2) In counties with a population greater than 150,000, on at least three days during the early voting period for the offices of governor; member of the general assembly; United States senator; or member of the United States house of representatives, or for any state or federal election, the county election commission office must remain open between 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and on at least one Saturday during the same period the office must be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The county election commission must determine the appropriate dates for both late and regular hours at the commission office. <br /> <br /> This bill revises (1) above to make the requirement applicable for each day of the week. This bill revises (2) above to require that the office be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at least one Sunday during the early voting period and to make the requirements of (2) applicable in all counties.<br /> <br />