82R10444 JRH-F
 
  By: Pena H.B. No. 2054
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the eligibility requirements for appointment as county
  elections administrator.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 31.034, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 31.034.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a) To be eligible for
  appointment as county elections administrator, a person must:
               (1)  be a qualified voter of the state; and
               (2)  have received a bachelor's degree from an
  accredited college or university.
         (b)  A person who served as a county elections administrator
  on or before September 1, 2011, is exempt from the educational
  requirements prescribed by Subsection (a)(2).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.