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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to |
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change the date of their general elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 41.0052(a) and (a-1), Election Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) [The governing body of a political subdivision other
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than a county may, not later than December 31, 2005, change the date
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on which it holds its general election for officers to another
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authorized uniform election date.
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[(a-1)] The governing body of a political subdivision, |
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other than a county, that holds its general election for officers on |
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a date other than the November uniform election date may, not later |
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than December 31, 2012 [2010], change the date on which it holds its |
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general election for officers to the November uniform election |
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date. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.0053, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1545 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1545 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |