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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required vote by a presidential elector; providing |
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a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.002, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person who violates Section 192.009(a) is ineligible |
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to serve as an elector in all subsequent elections. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 192, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 192.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 192.009. REQUIRED VOTE BY ELECTOR. (a) At the meeting |
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of electors, an elector shall vote for the candidates for president |
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and vice-president receiving the most votes in the general election |
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for state and county officers. |
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(b) An elector who violates Subsection (a) is liable to this |
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state for a civil penalty of $5,000. |
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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, 2017. |