By: Brown of Kaufman (Senate Sponsor - Staples) H.B. No. 1174
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2003;
April 15, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 15, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 15, 2003, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the election officers that serve a branch polling place
during the early voting period.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.069, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The]
composition of the set of election officers serving a branch
polling place must provide representation for each political party
conducting a primary election in the county.
(c) 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, the
composition of the set of election officers serving a branch
polling place who are not employees of the county must, to the
extent practicable, provide equal representation for each
political party conducting a primary election in the county.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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