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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of junior college district trustees by |
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plurality vote. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.082, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (g) and (i) to read as follows: |
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(g) The board shall designate a number for the position held |
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by each member of the board, from one upward in consecutive |
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numerical order in such manner that the lowest numbers shall be |
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assigned to the members whose terms of office expire in the shortest |
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length of time, provided that any such position number designations |
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on existing boards under existing law at the effective date of this |
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act shall remain in effect. At each election candidates shall be |
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voted upon and be elected separately for each position on the board, |
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and the name of each candidate shall be placed on the official |
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ballot according to the number of the position for which the |
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candidate [he or she] is running. [A candidate receiving a majority |
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of the votes cast for all candidates for a position shall be |
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declared elected. If no candidate receives such a majority, then |
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the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall run |
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against each other for the position. The run-off election for all |
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positions shall be held on a date that complies with law and shall |
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be ordered, notice thereof given, and held, as provided herein for |
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regular elections.] Any resident, qualified elector of the |
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district may apply for a place [have his or her name placed as a |
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candidate] on the official ballot for any position to be filled at |
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each regular election by filing with the secretary of the board a |
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written application [therefor] signed by the applicant, not later |
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than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before the date of the election. An |
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application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the |
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date of the filing deadline. The [Such] application must state the |
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number of the position for which the applicant [he or she] is a |
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candidate, or the name of the incumbent member of the board holding |
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the position for which the applicant [he or she] desires to run. |
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The location on the ballot of the names of candidates for each |
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position shall be chosen by lot by the board. A candidate shall be |
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eligible to run for only one position at each election. |
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(i) The election of trustees of a countywide junior or |
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community college district that contains a city with a population |
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of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a county with a |
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population of 2.5 million or more shall be held on the first |
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Saturday in April of each even-numbered year. [When a runoff |
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election is necessary, the board may order the election for a date |
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to coincide with the date of the runoff election for city officials, |
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if the city is holding a runoff election; otherwise, the board shall |
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set the date of the runoff election for not later than three weeks |
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following the regular election.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.088(l), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |