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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the territory that may be included in a single county |
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election precinct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 42.005, Election Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.005. RELATIONSHIP TO [WARDS,] DISTRICTS[,] AND |
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JUSTICE AND COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.005(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A county election precinct, including a consolidated |
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precinct, may not contain territory from more than one of each of |
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the following types of territorial units: |
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(1) a commissioners precinct; |
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(2) a justice precinct; |
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(3) a congressional district; |
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(4) a state representative district; |
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(5) a state senatorial district; or |
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(6) [a ward in a city with a population of 10,000 or
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more; or
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[(7)] a State Board of Education district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 42.010(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) After each redistricting of a territorial unit |
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described by Section 42.005(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) [(7)], the |
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commissioners court may submit recommendations to the secretary of |
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state on changes to the territorial units to allow the county to |
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eliminate county election precincts with no population or a |
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substantially small population. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 42.005(c) and (d) and 42.010(a), |
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Election Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2013. |