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AN ACT
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relating to an election of the board of directors of the Ochiltree |
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County Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1071.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1071.053. BALLOT APPLICATION [PETITION]. A person who |
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wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate |
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for director must file with the board secretary an application in |
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accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code [a petition requesting
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that action. The petition must be:
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[(1) signed by at least 25 registered voters; and
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[(2) filed not later than the 25th day before the date
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of the election]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1631 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 5, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1631 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, 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 |