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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 357 (the requirements to |
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access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted |
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by mail and to the date of runoff elections) to consider and take |
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action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the bill by adding the following SECTIONS to |
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the bill: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.025, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or as otherwise |
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provided by this code, a runoff election shall be held on a Saturday |
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designated by the secretary of state [not earlier than the 20th or |
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later than the 45th day after the date the final canvass of the main |
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election is completed]. |
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(e) A date designated by the secretary of state under this |
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section for a runoff election: |
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(1) must be: |
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(A) not earlier than the 30th day after the date |
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of the main election; and |
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(B) not later than the 45th day after the date of |
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the main election; and |
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(2) may not: |
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(A) be a national or state holiday under Section |
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1.006(f); or |
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(B) have an early voting period that includes a |
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national or state holiday under Section 1.006(f). |
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SECTION 3. Section 2.025(b), Election Code, is repealed. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to provide for |
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consistency and predictability in determining the date of a runoff |
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election. |
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Bucy |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2435 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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