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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to abolishing the county elections administrator position |
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in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 31, |
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Election Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B. COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR IN CERTAIN COUNTIES |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.031(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of |
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3.5 million or less by written order may create the position of |
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county elections administrator for the county. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.050 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.050. ABOLISHMENT OF POSITION AND TRANSFER OF DUTIES |
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IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. On September 1, 2023, all powers and duties of |
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the county elections administrator of a county with a population of |
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more than 3.5 million under this subchapter are transferred to the |
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county tax assessor-collector and county clerk. The county tax |
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assessor-collector shall serve as the voter registrar, and the |
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duties and functions of the county clerk that were performed by the |
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administrator revert to the county clerk, unless a transfer of |
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duties and functions occurs under Section 12.031 or 31.071. |
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SECTION 4. On the effective date of this Act, a county that |
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has a county elections administrator and a population of more than |
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3.5 million shall transfer employees, property, and records as |
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necessary to accomplish the abolishment of the position of county |
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elections administrator under this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |