H.R. No. 333
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 78th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2003, That House Rule
13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
resolve the differences on H.B. No. 1, relating to the dates of and
procedures for certain elections, the procedures for canvassing the
ballots for an election, and the counting of certain ballots voted
by mail, to consider and take action on the following matters:
(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(3), is suspended to permit
the committee to make SECTION 1 of the bill, which provides for a
change in the uniform election dates in Section 41.001(a), Election
Code, effective January 1, 2005.
Explanation: The addition of text on this matter is
necessary to avoid conflicts between the elections held on uniform
election dates and the primary and runoff primary elections to be
held in 2004.
(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
the committee to add text to set the 2004 general primary election
and 2004 presidential primary election on March 9, 2004, to set the
2004 runoff primary election on April 13, 2004, and to resolve
conflicts between elections held on those dates and other
provisions of the Election Code.
Explanation: The addition of text on this matter is
necessary to allow for the use of the congressional districts
contained in H.B. No. 3, Acts of the 78th Legislature, 3rd Called
Session, 2003, in the 2004 primary elections.
Madden
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 333 was adopted by the House on
October 10, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 76, Nays 51, 1
present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House