Bill Text: TX HB1852 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the election of certain unopposed candidates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-08 - Considered in Calendars [HB1852 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1852-Introduced.html
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By: Israel | H.B. No. 1852 |
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relating to the election of certain unopposed candidates. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2.053(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) On receipt of the certification, the governing body of | ||
the political subdivision by order or ordinance shall [ |
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each unopposed candidate elected to the office. If no election is to | ||
be held on election day by the political subdivision, a copy of the | ||
order or ordinance shall be posted on election day at each polling | ||
place used or that would have been used in the election. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2.056(c), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) A certifying authority shall [ |
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elected to an office of the state or county government if, were the | ||
election held, only the votes cast for that candidate in the | ||
election for that office may be counted. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 52.092(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Section 2.053(c) or 2.056(e), for | ||
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election for state and county officers are to appear on the ballot, | ||
the offices shall be listed in the following order: | ||
(1) offices of the federal government; | ||
(2) offices of the state government: | ||
(A) statewide offices; | ||
(B) district offices; | ||
(3) offices of the county government: | ||
(A) county offices; | ||
(B) precinct offices. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |