Bill Text: TX HB702 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the conduct of primary elections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-28 - Referred to Elections [HB702 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB702-Introduced.html
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By: González of Dallas | H.B. No. 702 |
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relating to the conduct of primary elections. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 43.007(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The secretary of state shall implement a program to | ||
allow each commissioners court participating in the program to | ||
eliminate county election precinct polling places and establish | ||
countywide polling places for: | ||
(1) any election required to be conducted by the | ||
county; | ||
(2) any election held as part of a joint election | ||
agreement with a county under Chapter 271; | ||
(3) any election held under contract for election | ||
services with a county under Subchapter D, Chapter 31; | ||
(4) each primary election and runoff primary election | ||
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committee of each political party participating in a joint primary | ||
election under Section 172.126 agrees to the use of countywide | ||
polling places; [ |
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(5) each election of a political subdivision located | ||
in the county that is held jointly with an election described by | ||
Subdivision (3) or (4). | ||
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 172.126, Election Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 172.126. JOINT PRIMARIES REQUIRED [ |
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SECTION 3. Section 172.126(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The primary elections in a county shall [ |
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conducted jointly at the regular polling places designated for the | ||
general election for state and county officers. The county clerk | ||
shall supervise the overall conduct of the joint primary elections. | ||
This section applies to the conduct of joint primary elections | ||
notwithstanding and in addition to other applicable provisions of | ||
this code. [ |
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SECTION 4. Section 85.0091(b), Election Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |