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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the manner of reporting results in the conduct of |
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elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 67.017, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The report of precinct results for a general election |
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shall include each candidate's percentage of the total number of |
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votes received by all candidates for each office. |
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SECTION 2. Section 68.004, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The periodic reports for a primary, runoff primary, or |
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general election shall include each candidate's percentage of the |
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total number of votes received by all the candidates for the |
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nomination or office, as applicable. |
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SECTION 3. Section 68.005, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The final report for a primary, runoff primary, or |
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general election shall include each candidate's percentage of the |
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total number of votes received by all the candidates for the |
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nomination or office, as applicable. |
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SECTION 4. Section 172.113, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The unofficial tabulation of precinct results shall |
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include each candidate's percentage of the total number of votes |
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received by all the candidates for the nomination. |
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SECTION 5. Section 172.124(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For each primary election and any resulting runoff |
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election, the county clerk shall prepare a report of the number of |
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votes, including early voting votes, received in each county |
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election precinct by each candidate for nomination to a statewide |
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or district [an] office[, other than a party office,] as provided by |
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Section 67.017 for the report of precinct results for a general |
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election. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |