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By: Farney, et al. |
H.B. No. 2354 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015; |
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May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 19, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2015, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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COMMITTEE VOTE |
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YeaNayAbsentPNV |
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HuffmanX |
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EllisX |
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BirdwellX |
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CreightonX |
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EstesX |
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FraserX |
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NelsonX |
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SchwertnerX |
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ZaffiriniX |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to changing the date of the May uniform election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.001(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, each |
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general or special election in this state shall be held on one of |
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the following dates: |
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(1) the first [second] Saturday in May in an |
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odd-numbered year; |
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(2) the first [second] Saturday in May in an |
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even-numbered year, for an election held by a political subdivision |
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other than a county; or |
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(3) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in |
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November. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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