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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to voting station requirements for elections held by the |
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Lipan-Kickapoo Water Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 439, Acts of the 70th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1987, is amended by adding Section 13A to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 13A. ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a) Notwithstanding Section |
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61.012, Election Code, for an election held by the district, other |
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than an election that is held jointly with another election in which |
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a federal office appears on the ballot, the use of a voting station |
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that meets the requirements for accessibility under 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 15481(a)(3) is not required. |
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(b) The board shall notify the secretary of state if the |
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district does not provide at least one voting station at each |
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polling place used in the election that meets the requirements for |
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accessibility under 42 U.S.C. Section 15481(a)(3). |
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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. |