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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the selection of electors to vote for president and |
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vice-president based on the proportion of voters voting for each |
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presidential candidate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.005, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 192.005. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION. (a) Unless |
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Subsection (b) applies, the [The] set of elector candidates that is |
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elected is the one that corresponds to the candidates for president |
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and vice-president receiving the most votes. |
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(b) Electors shall be awarded to presidential and |
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vice-presidential candidates in proportion to the popular vote |
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received by those candidates in this state if the secretary of state |
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certifies that the law of another state requires electors to be |
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awarded in a similar manner. |
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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. |