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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of certain unopposed candidates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.053(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) On receipt of the certification, the governing body of |
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the political subdivision by order or ordinance shall [may] declare |
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each unopposed candidate elected to the office. If no election is to |
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be held on election day by the political subdivision, a copy of the |
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order or ordinance shall be posted on election day at each polling |
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place used or that would have been used in the election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2.056(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A certifying authority shall [may] declare a candidate |
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elected to an office of the state or county government if, were the |
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election held, only the votes cast for that candidate in the |
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election for that office may be counted. |
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SECTION 3. Section 52.092(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 2.053(c) or 2.056(e), for |
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[For] an election at which offices regularly filled at the general |
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election for state and county officers are to appear on the ballot, |
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the offices shall be listed in the following order: |
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(1) offices of the federal government; |
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(2) offices of the state government: |
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(A) statewide offices; |
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(B) district offices; |
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(3) offices of the county government: |
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(A) county offices; |
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(B) precinct offices. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |