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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of preferential voting in an election of |
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officers of a municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. PREFERENTIAL VOTING |
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Sec. 2.101. PREFERENTIAL VOTING IN MUNICIPALITY ELECTIONS. |
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(a) This section applies only to a municipality that has authorized |
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the use of preferential voting in its city charter. |
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(b) An election of an officer of a municipality may use a |
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preferential voting system. |
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(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to |
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provide for an election of an officer of a municipality to use a |
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preferential voting system. The system must allow a voter to rank |
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each candidate through a numerical designation from the candidate |
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the voter favors most to the candidate the voter favors least. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |