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Amend the Geren amendment by adding a new appropriately numbered section to read as follows:
Section ____. Notwithstanding SECTION 7.01 of this Act, the change in law made by this Act to Subchapter J, Chapter 254, Election Code, takes effect immediately if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, the change in law made by this Act to Subchapter J, Chapter 254, Election Code, takes effect September 1, 2013.