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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to residency requirements for voting in certain municipal |
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utility district elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 54.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.026. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN CONFIRMATION ELECTION. |
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To be eligible to vote in an election to confirm the creation of a |
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district, a person must reside in the district for at least one year |
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immediately preceding the date of the election. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 54.506 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.506. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN CERTAIN BOND ELECTIONS. |
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To be eligible to vote in an election authorizing a district's first |
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issuance of bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, a |
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person must reside in the district for at least one year immediately |
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preceding the date of the election. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 54.026, Water Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a confirmation election ordered on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(b) Section 54.506, Water Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies only to a bond election ordered on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |