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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required vote by a presidential elector; providing |
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a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 192, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 192.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 192.009. REQUIRED VOTE BY ELECTOR. (a) At the meeting |
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of electors, an elector shall vote for the candidates for president |
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and vice president receiving the most votes in the general election |
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for state and county officers of this state. |
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(b) An elector who violates Subsection (a) commits an |
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offense. An offense under this subsection is a state jail felony. |
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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, 2017. |