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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of directors of the board of the Ector |
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County Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1024.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1024.053. BALLOT PETITION. A person who wants to have |
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the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director |
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must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that |
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action. The petition must: |
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(1) be signed by at least 50 registered voters of the |
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district as determined by the most recent official list of |
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registered voters; |
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(2) be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the 62nd [45th] |
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day before the date of the election; and |
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(3) specify the commissioners precinct the candidate |
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wants to represent or specify that the candidate wants to represent |
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the district at large. |
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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, 2011. |