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By: Hinojosa |
S.B. No. 1402 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2009; March 17, 2009, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; |
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April 15, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 15, 2009, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1402 |
By: Van de Putte |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain political subdivisions to enter a |
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contract with the county elections administrator to perform |
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election services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 31, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.0925 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.0925. REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED. (a) This |
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section applies only to a political subdivision located entirely in |
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a county: |
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(1) with a population of more than 500,000 that is |
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served by a county elections administrator; and |
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(2) that does not contain a municipality with a |
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population of more than 150,000. |
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(b) The governing body of a political subdivision shall |
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request an election services contract with the county elections |
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administrator to perform all duties and functions of the political |
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subdivision in relation to an election that may be transferred |
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under this subchapter if the political subdivision receives a |
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petition requesting the contract signed by a number of registered |
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voters residing in the political subdivision that is equal to or |
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exceeds one percent of all votes cast in the most recent general |
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election held by the political subdivision. |
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(c) A petition under this section must be submitted to the |
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clerk of the political subdivision before January 1 of the year in |
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which the election to be administered under the requested election |
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services contract will be held. |
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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, 2009. |
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