By Chisum H.B. No. 292 75R1203 CLG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to election of the board of directors of the Hutchinson 1-3 County Hospital District. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 77, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular 1-6 Session, 1989, is amended by adding Section 4.055 to read as 1-7 follows: 1-8 Sec. 4.055. WRITE-IN VOTING IN ELECTION. (a) In a general 1-9 or special election of directors, a write-in vote may not be 1-10 counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in 1-11 candidates. 1-12 (b) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in 1-13 candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in 1-14 candidacy. 1-15 (c) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with 1-16 the secretary of the board of directors not later than 5 p.m. of 1-17 the 45th day before election day. However, if a candidate whose 1-18 name is to appear on the ballot dies or is declared ineligible 1-19 after the 48th day before election day, a declaration of write-in 1-20 candidacy for the office sought by the deceased or ineligible 1-21 candidate may be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 42nd day before 1-22 election day. 1-23 (d) Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to 1-24 write-in voting in an election of directors except to the extent of 2-1 a conflict with this section. 2-2 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-3 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.