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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the date of the general election for state and county |
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officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.002, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.002. GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY |
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OFFICERS. The general election for state and county officers shall |
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be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in |
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odd-numbered [even-numbered] years. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.007, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.007. PRIMARY ELECTIONS. (a) The general primary |
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election date is the first Tuesday in September [March] in each |
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odd-numbered [even-numbered] year. |
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(b) The runoff primary election date is the fourth Tuesday |
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in September [fourth Tuesday in May] following the general primary |
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election. |
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(c) The presidential primary election date is the first |
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Tuesday in March in each presidential election year. |
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(d) No other election may be held on the date of a primary |
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election. |
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SECTION 3. Section 172.023(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) An application for a place on the general primary |
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election ballot must be filed not later than 6 p.m. on the second |
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Monday in December of an even-numbered [odd-numbered] year unless |
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the filing deadline is extended under Subchapter C. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |