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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of unopposed candidates for the board |
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of directors of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended by adding Section |
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2.08 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2.08. ACTION ON CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES. |
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(a) On receipt of the certification required by Section 2.052, |
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Election Code, the board may declare each unopposed candidate for |
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the board elected to the office. |
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(b) If a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the |
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election is not held for that candidate's voting district. |
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(c) The ballots used at a separate election held at the same |
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time as an election that would have been held if the candidates were |
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not declared elected under this section shall include the offices |
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and names of the candidates declared elected under this section |
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listed separately after the measures or contested races in the |
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separate election under the heading "Unopposed Candidates Declared |
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Elected." The candidates shall be grouped in the same relative |
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order prescribed for the ballot generally. No votes are cast in |
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connection with the candidates. |
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(d) The secretary of state by rule may prescribe any |
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additional procedures necessary to accommodate a particular voting |
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system or ballot style and to facilitate the efficient and |
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cost-effective implementation of this section. |
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(e) A certificate of election shall be issued to each |
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candidate in the same manner and at the same time as provided for a |
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candidate elected at the election. The candidate must qualify for |
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the office in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at |
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the election. |
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(f) Section 2.053, Election Code, does not apply to an |
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election for the board of directors of the authority. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |