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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to drawing for ballot order on the general primary |
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election ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 172.082(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The drawing shall be conducted [at the county seat] not |
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later than the 10th day after the date of the regular filing |
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deadline for the general primary election. |
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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. |