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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice required for an election held by certain |
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political subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4.003, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) In addition to any other notice given for an election |
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under this section, notice of an election ordered by an authority, |
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other than an authority described by Subsection (c), must be posted |
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on the Internet website of the authority not later than the 62nd day |
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before election day. |
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SECTION 2. Section 4.004(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The notice of a special election or the election of an |
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authority that holds nonpartisan elections must also state each |
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office to be filled or the proposition stating each measure to be |
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voted on. This subsection does not apply to an election on a |
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proposed constitutional amendment. |
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SECTION 3. Section 4.008(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body |
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of a political subdivision, other than a county, that orders an |
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election shall deliver notice of the election, including the |
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location of each polling place, to the county clerk and voter |
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registrar of each county in which the political subdivision is |
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located not later than the 75th [60th] day before election day. The |
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county clerk shall post notice of the election, including the |
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location of each polling place, on the county's Internet website, |
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if the county maintains a website, as provided by Section 4.003(b). |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |