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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the postponement of certain dates relating to elections |
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to be held in 2022. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 41.0075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 41.0075. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN |
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SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of |
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law, the secretary of state may postpone the date of the general |
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primary election to be held in 2022 if a redistricting plan adopted |
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by the legislature or the Legislative Redistricting Board under |
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Section 28, Article III, Texas Constitution, is not in effect on or |
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before November 1, 2021. |
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(b) If the general primary election date is postponed under |
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this section, the secretary of state shall adjust the date for a |
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runoff election, the deadline for filing for candidacy, and the |
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schedule for canvassing election returns, declaring results, or |
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performing any other official act relating to the election to allow |
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the same interval of time in relation to the date of the election as |
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would be provided by application of other law. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
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secretary of state may, by rule, postpone any deadline related to |
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the 2022 general election for state and county officers as |
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necessary to accommodate any postponement made under this section. |
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(d) This section expires January 1, 2023. |
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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. |