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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House |
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Bill 357 (the requirements to access the online tracker of an |
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application for a ballot to be voted by mail and to the date of |
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runoff elections) to consider and take action on the following |
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matter: |
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Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to |
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add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate |
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version of the bill by adding the following SECTIONS to 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. |