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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment, suspension, and termination of a |
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county elections administrator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.032(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The affirmative vote of four-fifths [a majority] of the |
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commission's membership is necessary for the appointment of an |
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administrator. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.037, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.037. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The |
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employment of the county elections administrator may be suspended, |
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with or without pay, or terminated at any time for good and |
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sufficient cause on the four-fifths vote of the county election |
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commission and approval of that action by a four-fifths [majority] |
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vote of the commissioners court. |
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SECTION 3. Section 31.032(b), Election Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to the appointment of a county elections |
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administrator that occurs on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A person who is serving as county elections administrator |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act may continue to |
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serve subject to Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Election Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |