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AN ACT
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relating to the date of the general election for certain political |
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subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.0051, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 31, 2009, each of |
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the following shall choose a uniform election date for its general |
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election for officers in 2011 and subsequent years: |
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(1) the governing body of a city that held its general |
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election for officers in 2007 on a date authorized by Section |
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41.0051, Election Code; and |
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(2) an independent school district located wholly or |
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partly in a city described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection. |
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(b) The governing body of a political subdivision required |
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to change its election date under this section shall adjust the |
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terms of office to conform to the new election date. |
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SECTION 3. All elections held under Section 41.0051, |
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Election Code, before the effective date of this Act are validated, |
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ratified, and confirmed in all respects. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1945 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1945 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |