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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to political party precinct conventions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 18.007, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 18.007. LISTS FURNISHED FOR PRECINCT CONVENTIONS. In |
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a voting year in which a political party holds precinct conventions |
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in the county under Title 10, the registrar, on request of the |
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party's county chair, shall furnish to the chair for use in |
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qualifying individuals for participation in the conventions one of |
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each of the original, supplemental, and correction lists prescribed |
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by this subchapter. The registrar may not merge lists of registered |
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voters for consolidated or combined precincts. |
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SECTION 2. Section 172.1141, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 172.1141. LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS FOR CONVENTION. |
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(a) At the same time the acceptance of each voter for voting in the |
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general primary election is indicated on the precinct list of |
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registered voters furnished for use in the election, the acceptance |
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of the voter shall also be indicated on the list furnished for use |
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in the party's conventions. |
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(b) Each precinct must have a separate list of registered |
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voters. In consolidated or combined precincts, the precinct lists |
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of registered voters may not be merged. |
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SECTION 3. Section 174.023, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (d), (e), |
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and (f) to read as follows: |
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(a) The county chair shall post a notice of the time, date, |
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[hour and] place, and purpose for convening each precinct |
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convention on the bulletin board used for posting notice of |
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meetings of the commissioners court. The notice must remain posted |
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continuously for the 17 [10] days immediately preceding the date of |
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the convention. |
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(b) Not later than the 17th [10th] day before the date of the |
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precinct conventions, the county chair shall deliver to the county |
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clerk and any county elections administrator written notice of the |
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time, date, [hour and] place, and purpose for convening each |
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precinct convention. |
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(d) The early voting clerk of a county shall post notice of |
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the precinct convention of each precinct in the county in a |
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prominent visible place at each early voting polling place in the |
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county. The notice must state, in a font large enough to be read |
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easily by the majority of the voters, the time, date, place, and |
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purpose of the precinct convention. The notice must remain posted |
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continuously during the period for early voting by personal |
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appearance. The early voting clerk is not required to use an |
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officially prescribed notice. |
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(e) If a county has an Internet website, the county clerk or |
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county elections administrator shall post on the clerk's or |
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administrator's section of the county's website notice of the |
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precinct convention of each precinct in the county stating the |
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time, date, place, and purpose of the precinct convention. The |
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notice must remain posted continuously during the period for early |
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voting by personal appearance until the polls close on election |
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day. |
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(f) If a county executive committee has an Internet website, |
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the committee shall post on that website notice of the precinct |
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convention of each precinct in the county stating the time, date, |
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place, and purpose of the precinct convention. The notice must |
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remain posted continuously during the period for early voting by |
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personal appearance. |
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SECTION 4. Subsections (a), (c), (d), and (e), Section |
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174.025, Election Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The precinct chair is the [temporary] chair of the |
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precinct convention held under this subchapter. |
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(c) Before conducting business, the precinct chair or |
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temporary chair shall prepare a list containing the name, the [and] |
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residence address, and, when available, an electronic mail address |
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and telephone number of each person who is admitted to participate |
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in the convention. |
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(d) The precinct chair or temporary chair shall call the |
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convention to order. |
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(e) The convention shall select a convention chair if the |
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precinct chair is absent. The convention shall select [and] a |
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convention secretary and[. The convention] may select any other |
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officers considered necessary to conduct the convention's |
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business. |
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SECTION 5. Section 174.027, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The convention chair shall prepare, sign, and make a |
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copy of a list of: |
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(1) the names, [and] residence addresses, and, when |
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available, electronic mail addresses and telephone numbers of the |
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delegates and any alternates selected by the convention; and |
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(2) the contact information, including the names, |
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electronic mail addresses, telephone numbers, and residence |
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addresses of the convention chair, convention secretary, and any |
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delegation chair. |
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(a-1) Each delegation chair, delegate, and alternate shall |
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be given a notice of selection by the convention. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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