By Bosse H.B. No. 564 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to write-in candidacy in certain water district elections. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 50, Water Code, is amended 1-5 by adding Section 50.004 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 50.004. WRITE-IN VOTING IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) In 1-7 a general election for board members under Chapter 51, 52, 53, or 1-8 54 of this code, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name 1-9 written in appears on the list of write-in candidates. 1-10 (b) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in 1-11 candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in 1-12 candidacy. 1-13 (c) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with 1-14 the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is 1-15 required to be filed in the election. 1-16 (d) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not 1-17 later than 5 p.m. of the 5th day before election day. 1-18 (e) Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to 1-19 write-in voting in a general election for board members except to 1-20 the extent of a conflict with this section. 1-21 (f) The secretary of state shall adopt the rules necessary 1-22 to implement this section. 1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 1-24 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.