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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules governing the allocation of delegates to a |
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political party's national presidential nominating convention. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 191.007, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 191.007. ALLOCATION OF DELEGATES. Each political |
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party holding a presidential primary election shall adopt a rule |
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for allocating delegates based on the results of the presidential |
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primary election. [At least 75 percent of the total number of
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delegates who are to represent this state at the party's national
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presidential nominating convention, excluding delegates allocated
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among party and elected officials, shall be allocated in accordance
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with the rule among one or more of the candidates whose names appear
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on the presidential primary election ballot and, if applicable, the
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uncommitted status.] |
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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, 2013. |