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AN ACT
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relating to meetings of a county election board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.002, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) A meeting of the county election board shall be: |
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(1) held in person; and |
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(2) open to the public. |
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(e) Not later than 48 hours before each meeting of the |
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county election board, the county clerk shall post notice of the |
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meeting on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains a |
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website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2800 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2800 on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2800 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 18, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |