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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of notices of elections and candidate |
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filing procedures on bills or invoices sent to residents by |
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municipal utility districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 54.104 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.104. NOTICES OF ELECTIONS AND CANDIDATE FILING |
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PROCEDURE. (a) Not less than two months and not more than three |
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months before the deadline for a candidate to file for a place on |
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the ballot for the election of the board, a district shall print |
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notice of the procedure for becoming eligible for candidacy on a |
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bill or invoice that the district sends to residents. The notice |
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shall include: |
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(1) a statement of the qualifications to be eligible |
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for a place on the ballot; |
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(2) the method by which a resident may file for a place |
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on the ballot, including the address of the place where the person |
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must appear to file an intention to appear on the ballot or the |
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mailing address where the person must send notice of an intention to |
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appear on the ballot; |
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(3) the form, if any, required to be filled out by the |
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candidate to qualify for a place on the ballot; and |
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(4) the deadline for filing for a place on the ballot. |
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(b) Not less than one month and not more than two months |
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before the date of an election for the approval of bonds or the |
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election of directors, a district shall print notice of the |
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election on a bill or an invoice that the district sends to |
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residents. |
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(c) A notice for a bond election shall state: |
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(1) the amount of bonds to be issued; |
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(2) the interest rate on the bonds; |
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(3) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued; |
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and |
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(4) the time and place of the election. |
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(d) A notice for a director election shall state: |
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(1) the names of the candidates; and |
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(2) the time and place of the election. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |