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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement for certain entities to enter into a |
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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. The heading to Section 31.092, Election Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.092. CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES [AUTHORIZED]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.092(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The county election officer shall [may] contract with |
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the governing body of a political subdivision situated wholly or |
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partly in the county served by the officer to perform election |
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services, as provided by this subchapter, in any election [one or |
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more elections] ordered by an authority of the political |
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subdivision. |
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SECTION 3. Section 31.093(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The [Subject to Section 41.001(d), if requested to do so |
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by a political subdivision, the] county elections administrator |
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shall enter into an election services [a] contract [to furnish the |
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election services requested,] in accordance with a cost schedule |
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agreed on by the contracting parties. |
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SECTION 4. Section 42.0621(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) This section does not require a political subdivision to |
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[contract with a county under Section 31.092 or] hold a joint |
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election with a county under Chapter 271. |
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SECTION 5. Section 173.0341(c), Election Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) If the state chair acts as the fiscal agent for a county |
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party in accordance with an agreement under this section: |
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(1) the state chair shall deliver the completed |
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agreement to the secretary of state; |
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(2) any filing fee received by the county party under |
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Subchapter C must be made payable to the state party for deposit in |
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the state primary fund not later than five days after receipt of the |
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filing fee; |
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(3) the county chair or county executive committee |
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shall [make a request in accordance with Section 31.093 to] enter |
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into a contract with the county elections administrator to conduct |
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primary elections in the county; and |
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(4) Section 173.031 does not apply to the county |
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party. |
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SECTION 6. The following provisions of the Election Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 31.0925; and |
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(2) Section 41.001(d). |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |