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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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(3) [(4)] a state representative district; or |
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(4) [(5)] a state senatorial district[;
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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 42.0051(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) County election precincts in a county with a population |
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of 250,000 or more may also be combined under Subsection (a) if the |
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changes result in county election precincts with [500 or more but] |
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fewer than 2,500 [750] registered voters. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 42.010(b) and (c), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) After each redistricting of a territorial unit |
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described by Section 42.005(a)(1) [or (2)], the commissioners court |
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shall consider changes to the territorial units to allow the county |
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to eliminate county election precincts with no population or a |
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substantially small population. |
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(c) After each redistricting of a territorial unit |
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described by Section 42.005(a)(2), (3), or [42.005(a)(3),] (4), |
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[(5), or (7),] the commissioners court may submit recommendations |
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to the secretary of state on changes to the territorial units to |
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allow the county to eliminate county election precincts with no |
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population or a substantially small population. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 42.005(c) and (d) and 42.010(a), |
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Election Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 6. 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. |