Bill Text: TX HB2356 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the territory that may be included in a single county election precinct.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-18 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2356 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB2356-Engrossed.html
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By: Bohac, Fallon | H.B. No. 2356 |
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relating to the territory that may be included in a single county | ||
election precinct. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 42.0051(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
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commissioners court for a general or special election, or for a | ||
primary election the county executive committee of a political | ||
party conducting a primary election, may combine county election | ||
precincts notwithstanding Section 42.005 to avoid unreasonable | ||
expenditures for election equipment, supplies, and personnel in: | ||
(1) a county with a population of less than 250,000 if | ||
the precinct has less than 500 registered voters; or | ||
(2) a county with a population of 250,000 or more | ||
regardless of the number of registered voters in the precinct. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 42.0051(b), Election Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |