SRC-ARR S.B. 203 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 203
76R2741 DRH-DBy: Carona
Intergovernmental Relations
2/18/1999
Committee Report (Amended)


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas law prohibits county election administrators from taking
part in certain political activities. The election administrators may not
be candidates for nor hold public office. S.B. 203 extends the prohibitions
against election administrators to all full-time employees of election
departments. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 203 subjects full-time employees to the restrictions on
political activities of a county elections administrator's office. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 31.039, Election Code, by adding Subsection (f),
to provide that a person employed on a full-time basis by the
administrator's office is  subject to Section 31.035 in the same manner as
the administrator. Provides that this subsection applies only to counties
with a population of one million or more that have an election
administrator. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1. 

Amends Section 31.039(f), Election Code, to provide that this section
applies only to counties with a population of one million or more that have
an election administrator.