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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to secret ballots in a property owners' association |
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election or vote. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 209.0058, Property Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), any [Any] vote |
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cast in an election or vote by a member of a property owners' |
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association must be in writing and signed by the member. |
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(d) A property owners' association may adopt rules to allow |
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voting by secret ballot by members of the association. The |
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association must take measures to reasonably ensure that a member |
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cannot cast more votes than the member is eligible to cast in an |
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election or vote. |
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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. |