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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of an elections administrator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the powers of a county |
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election commission or a joint elections commission extend no |
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further than to the appointment, acceptance of resignation, or |
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recommendation for termination of a county elections administrator |
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or joint elections administrator. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.033, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Meetings of the county election commission are subject |
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to Chapter 551, Government Code. In addition to posting notice as |
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required by Chapter 551, Government Code, the commission shall |
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provide personal written notice of a commission meeting to the |
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county elections administrator in the time prescribed by Section |
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551.043, Government Code, for providing public notice. |
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SECTION 3. Section 31.155, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Meetings of the joint elections commission are subject |
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to Chapter 551, Government Code. In addition to posting notice as |
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required by Chapter 551, Government Code, the commission shall |
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provide personal written notice of a commission meeting to the |
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joint elections administrator in the time prescribed by Section |
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551.043, Government Code, for providing public notice. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1678 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1678 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |