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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to meetings of a county election board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.002, 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 board are subject to |
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Chapter 551, Government Code. In addition to posting notice as |
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required by Chapter 551, Government Code, the board shall provide |
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personal written notice of a board meeting to the county elections |
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administrator in the time prescribed by Section 551.043, Government |
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Code, for providing public notice. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |