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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to ballot language requirements for a proposition |
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proposing a constitutional amendment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 274.001(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The proposition, whether prescribed by the legislature |
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or the secretary of state, must describe the proposed amendment in |
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plain language and [terms that] clearly express the effect of: |
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(1) approving the proposition; |
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(2) failing to approve the proposition; or |
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(3) both approving the proposition and failing to |
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approve the proposition [its scope and character]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An election ordered before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the election is ordered, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |