Amend CSSB 35 in SECTION 6 of the bill, in Section
271.002(c), Election Code (committee printing page 3, line 12),
between "subdivision" and the period, by inserting: "not later than
the 60th day before the date of a general election for state and
county officers or the 40th day before the date of any other
election, as applicable. If the governing bodies cannot agree on
the terms of the agreement, the disputed terms shall be resolved
through an alternative dispute resolution procedure. The secretary
of state shall prescribe a model joint election agreement and
alternative dispute resolution procedure for the use of political
subdivisions in implementing this section".