Bill Text: TX HB1996 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to holding a primary election for a political party in a county without party leadership.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-20 - Referred to State Affairs [HB1996 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1996-Introduced.html
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| By: Miller of Fort Bend | H.B. No. 1996 | |
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| relating to holding a primary election for a political party in a | ||
| county without party leadership. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 172.128, Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 172.128. ALTERNATIVE PRIMARY PROCEDURE FOR COUNTIES | ||
| WITHOUT COUNTY PARTY LEADERSHIP. (a) Notwithstanding a | ||
| conflicting provision of this code, [ |
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| a primary election that is required for the nomination of a | ||
| political party to a statewide office or a presidential primary | ||
| election shall be held in accordance with this section in a county | ||
| in which: | ||
| (1) the office of county chair is vacant and there is | ||
| an insufficient number of members serving on the county executive | ||
| committee to fill a vacancy on the committee; and | ||
| (2) the party is unable to establish a temporary | ||
| executive committee under Section 171.027. | ||
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| assessor-collector, or county elections administrator, as | ||
| appropriate, shall contract with the state chair to hold a primary | ||
| election under this section [ |
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| (c) The county may designate the location of the polling | ||
| place for an election held under this section at the main early | ||
| voting polling place or designate a location to serve as a polling | ||
| place in the county seat of the county if the polling place is | ||
| located so that it will adequately serve the voters. | ||
| (d) Voting shall be conducted at least during the hours that | ||
| the county clerk's main business office is regularly open for | ||
| business. | ||
| (e) The election returns for an election held under this | ||
| section shall be delivered to the state chair of the applicable | ||
| political party. | ||
| (f) A precinct convention is not required to be held | ||
| following a primary election conducted under this section. | ||
| (g) A contract for election services entered into under this | ||
| section shall provide that the county shall be eligible to be | ||
| reimbursed for primary election expenses in the same manner a | ||
| county chair would be reimbursed under Subchapter D, Chapter 173. | ||
| (h) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement | ||
| this section in accordance with the conduct of elections and with | ||
| party rule. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
