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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the uniform election dates for certain political |
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subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 41.001(b) and (c), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to: |
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(1) a runoff election; |
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(2) an election to resolve a tie vote; |
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(3) an election held under an order of a court or other |
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tribunal; |
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(4) an emergency election ordered under Section |
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41.0011; |
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(5) an expedited election to fill a vacancy in the |
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legislature held under Section 203.013; or |
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(6) [an election held under a statute that expressly
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provides that the requirement of Subsection (a) does not apply to
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the election; or
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[(7)] the initial election of the members of the |
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governing body of a newly incorporated city. |
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(c) Except for an election under Subsection (a) or Section |
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41.0011 or 41.005(a-1), or a runoff election following an election |
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held under Subsection (a)(2) or Section 41.005(a-1), an election |
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may not be held within 30 days before or after the date of the |
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general election for state and county officers, general primary |
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election, or runoff primary election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.005, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the election dates prescribed by |
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Section 41.001, a general election held by a political subdivision |
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other than a county may be held on the first Tuesday in March. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |