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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to statements made by an election officer in a joint |
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primary election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 172.126, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) An election officer conducting a joint primary |
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election may not: |
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(1) suggest a party's ballot to a voter; or |
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(2) discuss any race on the ballot with a voter. |
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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. |