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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for submitting certain recount petitions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.028, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a petition for an |
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initial recount must be submitted by 5 p.m. of the third business |
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[second] day after the date the canvassing authority to whose |
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presiding officer the petition must be submitted completes its |
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canvass of the original election returns. |
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(c) If the deadline for submitting a petition for an initial |
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recount falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the |
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deadline is extended to 10 a.m. of the next regular business day. |
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SECTION 2. Section 212.083, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.083. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PETITION. The |
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deadline for submitting a recount petition under this subchapter is |
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2 p.m. of the second [first] day after the date of the local |
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canvass. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 825 passed the Senate on |
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March 27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 825 passed the House on |
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May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 2, |
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two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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