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AN ACT
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relating to a petition filed for a place on the ballot for the board |
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of directors for the Montgomery 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 1063.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1063.053. BALLOT PETITION. A person who wants to have |
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the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director |
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must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that |
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action. The petition must be: |
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(1) signed by at least 10 registered voters; and |
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(2) filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, |
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Election Code [at least 25 days before the date of the election]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 977 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 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. 977 was passed by the Senate on May |
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13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |