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By: Raymond, Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 3619 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2007; |
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May 10, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 15, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 15, 2007, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision other than a |
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county to change the date of its general election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.0052(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a political subdivision other than |
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a county may, not later than December 31, 2008 [2005], change the |
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date on which it holds its general election for officers to another |
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authorized uniform election date. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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