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79R11583 SGA-F


By:  Madla                                                        S.B. No. 547

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 547:                                    

By:  Laney                                                    C.S.S.B. No. 547


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle J, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9303 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9303. EL PASO COUNTY WATER
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 9303.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.
[Sections 9303.002-9303.050 reserved for expansion]
SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 9303.051. VOTER ELIGIBILITY. (a) An individual is eligible to vote in a district election only if the individual: (1) is 18 years of age or older; (2) is a United States citizen; (3) holds title to or an interest in title to irrigable farmland or ranchland within the boundaries of the district; and (4) receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district through the district's canal system. (b) To vote in a district election, an individual eligible to vote under Subsection (a) must register with the district not later than the 60th day before the date on which the district election is held. (c) The district shall file with the county clerk of El Paso County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered voters not later than the 25th day before the date on which a district election is held. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.