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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure for selecting the members of the board of |
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directors of an appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.03, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (k) and adding Subsection (k-1) to read as follows: |
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(k) Except as provided by Subsection (k-1), the [The] |
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governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine |
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its vote by resolution and submit it to the chief appraiser before |
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December 15. The chief appraiser shall count the votes, declare the |
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five candidates who receive the largest cumulative vote totals |
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elected, and submit the results before December 31 to the governing |
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body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. For |
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purposes of determining the number of votes received by the |
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candidates, the candidate receiving the most votes of the |
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conservation and reclamation districts is considered to have |
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received all of the votes cast by conservation and reclamation |
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districts and the other candidates are considered not to have |
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received any votes of the conservation and reclamation districts. |
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The chief appraiser shall resolve a tie vote by any method of |
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chance. |
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(k-1) This subsection applies only to an appraisal district |
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established in a county with a population of 120,000 or more. The |
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governing body of each taxing unit entitled to cast at least five |
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percent of the total votes must determine its vote by resolution |
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adopted at the first or second open meeting of the governing body |
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that is held after the date the chief appraiser delivers the ballot |
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to the presiding officer of the governing body. The governing body |
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must submit its vote to the chief appraiser not later than the third |
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day following the date the resolution is adopted. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the selection of members of the board of directors of an |
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appraisal district who are appointed for a term that begins on or |
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after January 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |