Enrolled Bill Summary

A county elections administrator is prohibited from being a candidate for a public office or an office of a political party, holding a public office, or holding an office of or position in a political party. An administrator who makes a political contribution or publicly supports or opposes a candidate commits a Class A misdemeanor; the employment of a convicted administrator is terminated; and the person is ineligible for future appointment as an elections administrator. Senate Bill 203 amends the Election Code to apply these restrictions to the full-time employees of a county elections administrator's office in a county with a population of one million or more.