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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the drawing for ballot order in a primary election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 172.082, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) The county chair or the county chair's designee shall |
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conduct the drawing unless the county executive committee provides |
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by resolution that the drawing be conducted by the primary |
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committee. |
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(f) The state chair shall conduct the drawing if: |
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(1) the county chair[:
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[(1)] requests that the state chair conduct the |
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drawing; or |
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(2) the county chair or the county chair's designee |
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fails to conduct the drawing by the deadline set in this section. |
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(g) A designee appointed by the county chair to conduct the |
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drawing under this section must be: |
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(1) a member of the county executive committee; or |
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(2) if no member of the county executive committee is |
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available to conduct the drawing, a resident of the county served by |
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the committee who is affiliated with the same political party. |
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SECTION 2. Section 172.130(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding a conflicting provision of this code, |
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the state chair, or the state chair's designee, may perform any |
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administrative duty of the county chair, county chair's designee, |
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or county executive committee related to the conduct of a primary |
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election that has not been performed in the time required by law, |
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including the submission of candidate information under Section |
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172.029, drawing for ballot order under Section [Sections] 172.082 |
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[and 172.084], and canvassing returns under Section 172.116. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |