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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to using county election precincts for any election held |
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on the November uniform election date. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.002(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The county election precincts are the election |
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precincts for the following elections: |
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(1) the general election for state and county |
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officers; |
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(2) a special election ordered by the governor; |
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(3) a primary election; |
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(4) a countywide election ordered by the commissioners |
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court, county judge, or other county authority, except an election |
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subject to Section 42.062(2); and |
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(5) as provided by Section 42.0621, any other election |
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of a political subdivision held on the November uniform election |
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date [of:
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[(A) a school district located in any county; and
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[(B)
a political subdivision, other than a school
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district, not located in a county with a population of more than 3.3
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million or a county adjacent to a county with a population of more
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than 3.3 million]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.0621(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In an election held on the November uniform election |
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date, a [the] political subdivision [subdivisions described by
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Section 42.002(a)(5)] shall use the regular county election |
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precincts. |
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SECTION 3. Section 43.004(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) If a political subdivision holds an election on the |
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November uniform election date [and is required to use the regular
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county election precincts], the political subdivision shall |
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designate as the polling places for the election the regular county |
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polling places in the county election precincts that contain |
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territory from the political subdivision. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |