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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a governing body of a Type C general |
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law city to adopt an ordinance to determine the manner of when |
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commissioners run for elected office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.023, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.023. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE; REGULAR ELECTION |
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DATE. (a) The mayor and commissioners of the municipality serve |
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for a term of two years unless a longer term is established under |
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Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution. |
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(b) The election for mayor and commissioners shall be held |
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on an authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41, |
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Election Code. |
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(c) The first regular election must be on an authorized |
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uniform election date occurring: |
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(1) in the case of a community incorporating as a Type |
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C general-law municipality, within one year after the expiration of |
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the month in which the incorporation election is held; or |
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(2) in the case of a municipality changing to a Type C |
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general-law municipality, within one year after the month in which |
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the election on the change is held. |
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(d) In a city incorporated under this chapter with a |
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population of over 10,000 residents, the governing body may adopt |
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an ordinance to determine if commissioners may be elected in |
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alternate years or in the same election year. Elections under this |
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subsection shall be held on an authorized uniform election date as |
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provided by Chapter 41, Election Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by Section 1 of this Act |
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applies only to a general |
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law C city with a population over 10,000. |
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SECTION 3. This 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. 2920 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. 2920 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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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |