78S20101 DRH-D

By:  King                                                         H.B. No. 37 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the secretary of state to modify the 
filing period and related dates for the March 2004 primary 
elections for congress.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  To allow for the primary elections for the 
congressional districts enacted in H.B. No. 1, Acts of the 78th 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2003, including any changes made 
to those districts as a result of court action or subsequent 
legislation, to be held on the first Tuesday in March 2004, the 
secretary of state may modify the deadline for filing an 
application by a candidate for the United States House of 
Representatives for a place on the general primary election ballot 
and any other deadlines or procedures relating to the holding of 
congressional primary elections on that date.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.