HBA-LCA H.B. 2862 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2862
By: Uher
Elections
4/12/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

County chairmen of political subdivisions typically appoint election
judges.  When a county chair fails to appoint election judges, the election
process may be impeded.  H.B. 2862 requires a county clerk to submit lists
of names of persons eligible to serve as election judge, or to complete an
unexpired term as election judge, to the commissioners court. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Sections 32.002(d), (e), and (f), Election Code, as
follows: 

Sec. 32.002.  JUDGES FOR COUNTY ELECTION.  (d)  Requires the county clerk
to submit to the commissioners court a list of names of persons eligible
for appointment as presiding judge and alternate presiding judge in each
precinct in which an appointment has not been made under Subsection (c),
from which the commissioners court shall appoint an eligible person. 

(e)  Creates subsection from existing text.  Requires the county clerk, if
a name is not submitted in compliance with this subsection, to submit to
the commissioners court a list of names of persons eligible as an appointee
for an unexpired term, from which the commissioners shall appoint an
eligible person. 

(f)   Redesignated from Subsection (e).

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.