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AN ACT
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relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county |
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elections administrator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.035, Election 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), a [A] county |
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elections administrator may not be a candidate for a public office |
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or an office of a political party, hold a public office, or hold an |
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office of or position in a political party. At the time an |
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administrator becomes a candidate or accepts an office or position |
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in violation of this subsection, the administrator vacates the |
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position of administrator. |
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(d) For a county with a population of less than 1,000, the |
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county elections administrator may hold or be a candidate for a |
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public office if: |
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(1) no part of the jurisdiction of the office is |
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located in the county where the person serves as the elections |
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administrator; and |
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(2) any election for that office is a nonpartisan |
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election. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3055 was passed by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3055 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |