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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement for certain political subdivisions to |
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enter into a contract for election services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.0925, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.0925. REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED. (a) This |
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section applies only to a political subdivision: |
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(1) that is located entirely in a county: |
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(A) with a population of more than 500,000 that |
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is served by a county elections administrator; and |
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(B) that does not contain a municipality with a |
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population of more than 175,000 [150,000]; and |
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(2) that does not have a population of more than 50,000 |
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[is not an irrigation district created under the authority of |
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Section 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution]. |
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(b) The governing body of a political subdivision shall |
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request an election services contract with the county elections |
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administrator to perform all duties and functions of the political |
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subdivision in relation to an election that may be transferred |
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under this subchapter [if the political subdivision receives a |
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petition requesting the contract signed by a number of registered |
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voters residing in the political subdivision that is equal to or |
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exceeds one percent of all votes cast in the most recent general |
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election held by the political subdivision]. |
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[(c) A petition under this section must be submitted to the |
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clerk of the political subdivision before January 1 of the year in |
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which the election to be administered under the requested election |
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services contract will be held.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |