Amend CSHB 630 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 171.025, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) In a county with a population of less than 5,000, a vacancy in the office of county chair may be filled by appointment of a person who is not a resident of the county if:
(1) the person resides in a county in this state with a population of less than 5,000 that is adjacent to the county in which the vacancy occurs; and
(2) the secretary of state approves the appointment of the person under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state.