78S30879 DRH-D

Suspending limitations on conference committee

jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1







By:  Nelson                                           S.R. No. 134


R E S O L U T I O N
	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 78th 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2003, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 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)  Senate Rule 12.03(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)  Senate Rule 12.03(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.