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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to posting certain election information on the Internet |
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website of certain political subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4.009, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) Not later than the 150th day before election day, a |
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political subdivision other than a county, city, or independent |
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school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet |
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website shall post on the public Internet website for the political |
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subdivision: |
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(1) the date of the election; |
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(2) a call for candidates; |
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(3) each office to appear on the ballot; |
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(4) the filing period; and |
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(5) the date candidate packets are available, |
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including electronically. |
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(d) A political subdivision to which Subsection (c) applies |
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shall post the name of each candidate for an elected office on the |
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ballot on the public Internet website for the political subdivision |
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not later than: |
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(1) for a political subdivision with fewer than 10,000 |
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registered voters, the 10th business day after the date the |
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candidate's application is received; and |
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(2) for a political subdivision with more than 10,000 |
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registered voters, the second business day after the date the |
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application is received. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an |
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election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |