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By: Aycock (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) |
H.B. No. 1136 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2011; |
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April 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 6, 2011, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 6, 2011, sent |
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to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1136 |
By: Fraser |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring an election authority to provide notice to |
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certain county chairs regarding certain election activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.124 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.124. PROVISION OF NOTICE TO COUNTY CHAIRS BY |
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ELECTION AUTHORITY. (a) A county election officer of each county |
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shall hold a meeting with the county chair of each political party |
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to discuss, as appropriate, the following for each primary election |
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or general election for state and county officers: |
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(1) the lists provided by each political party under |
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Section 85.009; |
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(2) the lists provided by each political party under |
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Section 87.002(c); and |
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(3) the implementation of Subchapters A, B, C, and D, |
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Chapter 87. |
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(b) A county election officer of each county shall deliver |
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written notice of the time and place of the meeting required by |
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Subsection (a) not later than 72 hours before the meeting date to |
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the county chair of each political party that made nominations by |
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primary election for the general election for state and county |
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officers preceding the date of the meeting. |
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(c) The notice required by Subsection (b) may be delivered |
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by United States mail, electronic mail, or other method of written |
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communication, as determined by the county election officer. |
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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. |
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