SRC-JEC H.B. 1174 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1174
78R4519 DRH-DBy: Brown, Betty (Staples)
State Affairs
5/5/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, an early voting clerk must provide representation for each
political party conducting a primary election in the county at each branch
polling place.  H.B. 1174 requires the clerk to make the representation
equal. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 85.069, Election Code, by amending Subsection
(b) and adding Subsection (c), as follows: 

(b)  Includes an exception as provided by Subsection (c).

(c)  Requires that the composition of the set of election officers serving
a branch polling place who are not employees of the county, for the
general election for state and county officers and for a special election
to fill a vacancy in an office regularly filled at the general election
for state and county officers, to the extent practicable, provide equal
representation for each political party conducting a primary election in
the county. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.