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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain cities to hold elections on the |
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November uniform election date. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.001(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, each |
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general or special election in this state shall be held on one of |
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the following dates: |
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(1) the first Saturday in May in an odd-numbered year, |
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for an election other than an election held by a city with a |
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population of 1.18 million or more, located predominantly in a |
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county that has a total area of less than 1,000 square miles, that |
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has adopted a council-manager form of government; |
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(2) the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered |
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year, for an election held by a political subdivision other than a |
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city with a population of 1.18 million or more, located |
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predominantly in a county that has a total area of less than 1,000 |
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square miles, that has adopted a council-manager form of |
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government, or a county; or |
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(3) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in |
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November. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The governing body of a city with a population of 1.18 |
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million or more, located predominantly in a county that has a total |
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area of less than 1,000 square miles, that has adopted a |
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council-manager form of government and that holds its general |
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election for officers on a date other than the November uniform |
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election date shall, not later than December 31, 2020, change the |
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date on which it holds its general election for officers to the |
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November uniform election date. This subsection expires January 1, |
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2021. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |