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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date on which |
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their general election for officers is held. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.0052(f), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) The governing body of a city with a population of 9,000 |
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or less, located predominantly in a county that has a total area of |
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less than 6,200 [4,800] square miles, that has adopted a |
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council-manager form of government and that holds its general |
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election for officers on a date other than the November uniform |
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election date may, not later than December 31, 2026 [2024], change |
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the date on which it holds its general election for officers to the |
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November uniform election date. Subsections (b), (c), and (d) |
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apply to the change of an election date under this |
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subsection. This subsection expires January 1, 2027 [2025]. |
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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, 2025. |