By: Bohac H.B. No. 3307
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the population requirements for county election
precincts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.006(d), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) In a county in which a voting system has been adopted for
use in the general election for state and county officers, the
maximum number of registered voters a precinct may contain is
5,000[:
[(1) 3,000, in a county with a population of 250,000 or
more;
[(2) 4,000, in a county with a population of 175,000 or
more but less than 250,000; and
[(3) 5,000, in a county with a population of less than
175,000].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.