BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1893 |
By: Reynolds |
Elections |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that it would be beneficial to require a county election officer to contract with the county executive committee of a political party holding a primary election in the county to perform election services because it would help to ensure that such elections are administered by trained professionals. C.S.H.B. 1893 seeks to address this issue by making such contracts mandatory on request of the party's county chair.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1893 amends the Election Code to replace the authorization for the county election officer to contract with the county executive committee of a political party holding a primary election in the county to perform election services in the party's general primary election, runoff primary election, or both with a requirement that the county election officer, on request of the county chair of a political party holding a primary election in the county, contract with the party's county executive committee to perform election services in the party's general primary election and runoff primary election in accordance with a cost schedule agreed on by the contracting parties.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1893 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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