By Ratliff S.B. No. 1635 74R1672 DRH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the cancellation of certain elections. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Election Code, is amended by adding 1-5 Subchapter C to read as follows: 1-6 SUBCHAPTER C. ELECTION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE 1-7 Sec. 2.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter 1-8 applies only to an election for an office of a political 1-9 subdivision other than a county for which write-in votes may be 1-10 counted only for names appearing on a list of write-in candidates. 1-11 Sec. 2.052. CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED STATUS. (a) The 1-12 authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall 1-13 certify in writing that a candidate is unopposed for election to an 1-14 office if: 1-15 (1) only one candidate's name is to be placed on the 1-16 ballot for that office under Section 52.003; and 1-17 (2) no candidate's name is to be placed on a list of 1-18 write-in candidates for that office under applicable law. 1-19 (b) The certification must be delivered to the governing 1-20 body of the political subdivision as soon as possible after the 1-21 filing deadlines for placement on the ballot and list of write-in 1-22 candidates. 1-23 Sec. 2.053. ACTION ON CERTIFICATION. (a) On receipt of the 1-24 certification, the governing body of the political subdivision may, 2-1 by unanimous vote of all members of the governing body, declare the 2-2 unopposed candidate elected to the office. 2-3 (b) If a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the 2-4 election for that office is not held. 2-5 (c) A certificate of election shall be issued to the 2-6 candidate in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at 2-7 the election. 2-8 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-9 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-10 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-11 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-12 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-13 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.