By:  Anderson (Senate Sponsor - Averitt)                          H.B. No. 2069
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2005; 
May 3, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on State 
Affairs; May 17, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 17, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to contracts to provide election services to a political 
party.  
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 31.092, Election Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  If a county election officer enters into a contract with  
a county executive committee under Subsection (b) to perform 
election services, the officer must offer to contract on the same 
terms with the county executive committee of each political party 
holding a primary election in the county.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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