By Maxey H.B. No. 716 77R2212 DRH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the conduct of a precinct, county, or district 1-3 convention by a political party. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 174.021, Election Code, is amended to read 1-6 as follows: 1-7 Sec. 174.021. SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO COUNTY AND 1-8 SENATORIAL DISTRICT CONVENTIONS; USE OF PARTY RULES. (a) The 1-9 delegates to a political party's county and senatorial district 1-10 conventions held under this chapter shall be selected in accordance 1-11 with party rules at precinct conventions held as provided by this 1-12 subchapter. 1-13 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), party rules may provide 1-14 for: 1-15 (1) the holding of a precinct convention in a manner 1-16 other than that provided by this subchapter, including the time, 1-17 place, or other procedures necessary to hold the convention; or 1-18 (2) the selection of delegates to a county and 1-19 senatorial district convention by a method other than through the 1-20 use of precinct conventions. 1-21 SECTION 2. Section 174.061, Election Code, is amended to read 1-22 as follows: 1-23 Sec. 174.061. SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTIONS; 1-24 USE OF PARTY RULES. (a) The delegates to a political party's 2-1 state conventions held under this code shall be selected in 2-2 accordance with party rules at county and senatorial district 2-3 conventions held as provided by this subchapter. 2-4 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), party rules may provide 2-5 for: 2-6 (1) the holding of a county or senatorial district 2-7 convention in a manner other than that provided by this subchapter, 2-8 including the time, place, or other procedures necessary to hold 2-9 the convention; or 2-10 (2) the selection of delegates to a state convention 2-11 by a method other than through the use of county and senatorial 2-12 district conventions. 2-13 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 181, Election Code, is 2-14 amended by adding Section 181.0615 to read as follows: 2-15 Sec. 181.0615. USE OF PARTY RULES FOR PRECINCT, COUNTY, OR 2-16 DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 2-17 subchapter, a political party by rule may provide for: 2-18 (1) the holding of a precinct, county, or district 2-19 convention in a manner other than that provided by this subchapter, 2-20 including the time, place, or other procedures necessary to hold a 2-21 convention; 2-22 (2) the selection of delegates to a county or district 2-23 convention by a method other than through the use of precinct 2-24 conventions; and 2-25 (3) the selection of delegates to a state convention 2-26 by a method other than through the use of county conventions. 2-27 SECTION 4. Chapter 182, Election Code, is amended by adding 3-1 Section 182.008 to read as follows: 3-2 Sec. 182.008. USE OF PARTY RULES FOR PRECINCT AND COUNTY 3-3 CONVENTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 3-4 a political party by rule may provide for: 3-5 (1) the holding of a precinct or county convention in 3-6 a manner other than that provided by this chapter, including the 3-7 time, place, or other procedures necessary to hold the convention; 3-8 and 3-9 (2) the selection of delegates to a county convention 3-10 by a method other than through the use of precinct conventions. 3-11 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.