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By: King of Hemphill (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) |
H.B. No. 294 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2019; |
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April 17, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 9, 2019, reported adversely, with |
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favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays |
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0; May 9, 2019, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 294 |
By: Nichols |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a petition filed for a place on the ballot for the board |
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of directors of the Muleshoe Area Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1068.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1068.053. BALLOT APPLICATION [PETITION]. A person who |
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wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate |
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for director must file with the board secretary an application for a |
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place on the ballot [a petition requesting that action]. The |
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application [petition] must: |
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(1) [be signed by at least 25 registered voters of the
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district as determined by the most recent official list of
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registered voters;
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[(2)] be filed not later than the 31st day before the |
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date of the election; and |
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(2) [(3)] specify the place for which the person is to |
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be a candidate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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