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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to |
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change the date of their general elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.0052(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a political subdivision, other |
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than a county or municipal utility district, that holds its general |
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election for officers on a date other than the November uniform |
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election date may, not later than December 31, 2016 [2012], change |
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the date on which it holds its general election for officers to the |
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November uniform election date. |
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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, 2015. |