1-1 By: Craddick (Senate Sponsor - Bivins) H.B. No. 3229
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001;
1-3 April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by
1-5 the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to
1-6 printer.)
1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-8 AN ACT
1-9 relating to a declaration for write-in candidacy for director of
1-10 the Midland County Hospital District.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Section 5A(c), Chapter 112, Acts of the 65th
1-13 Legislature, Regular Session, 1977, is amended to read as follows:
1-14 (c) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with
1-15 the secretary of the board of directors not later than 5 p.m. of
1-16 the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the
1-17 ballot is required to be filed in the election [30th day before
1-18 election day]. However, if a candidate whose name is to appear on
1-19 the ballot dies or is declared ineligible after the 43rd [33rd] day
1-20 before election day, a declaration of write-in candidacy for the
1-21 office sought by the deceased or ineligible candidate may be filed
1-22 not later than 5 p.m. of the 37th [27th] day before election day.
1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-24 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-25 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-26 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-27 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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