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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain officers to serve as |
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election judges or clerks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.052, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] person who |
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holds an elective public office is ineligible to serve as an |
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election judge or clerk in an election. |
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(c) A person who holds an elective office of a municipal |
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utility district within a county with a population of more than |
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500,000 is eligible to serve as an election judge or clerk in an |
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election other than an election ordered by the governing body of the |
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district or otherwise relating to the affairs of the district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the date on which the |
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constitutional amendment proposed by the 79th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2005, to allow an officer of a municipal utility district |
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to simultaneously serve as an election judge takes effect. If that |
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amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect. |