78R10695 JRJ-D


By:  Taylor, Eissler                                              H.B. No. 1701



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to providing a uniform limit on the population of a county 
election precinct.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 42.006(a), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a county 
election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000
[2,000] registered voters.
	SECTION 2.  Section 42.006(d), Election Code, is repealed.                     
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.