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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for a trial in the contest of an election |
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for an office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 232.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0035. COUNTY CLERK AS NECESSARY PARTY IN CERTAIN |
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CONTESTS. (a) In any contested election in which a contestant |
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alleges that an election official engaged in conduct described by |
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Section 221.003(a)(2), the county clerk is a necessary party to the |
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proceedings. |
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(b) A county clerk may not recover fees or costs incurred as |
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a party to an election contest as required under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |