By: Aycock, Heflin (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) H.B. No. 862

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 16, 2007; April 17, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; April 30, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 30, 2007, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the appointment of a temporary county chair.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 171.027(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The state executive committee or the state chair shall appoint a temporary county chair. If the state chair appoints a temporary county chair, the state executive committee at the next regular meeting of the committee shall ratify the appointment of the temporary county chair or appoint another person as temporary county chair. A [To be appointed, a person must receive a] favorable vote of a majority of the members of the committee voting is required for ratification or an appointment [committee's membership].

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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