Bill Text: TX HB2825 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the use of preferential voting in an election of officers of a municipality.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-14 - Referred to Elections [HB2825 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB2825-Introduced.html
By: Goodwin | H.B. No. 2825 |
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relating to the use of preferential voting in an election of | ||
officers of a municipality. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Election Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subchapter E to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER E. PREFERENTIAL VOTING | ||
Sec. 2.101. PREFERENTIAL VOTING IN MUNICIPALITY ELECTIONS. | ||
(a) This section applies only to a municipality that has authorized | ||
the use of preferential voting in its city charter. | ||
(b) An election of an officer of a municipality may use a | ||
preferential voting system. | ||
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to | ||
provide for an election of an officer of a municipality to use a | ||
preferential voting system. The system must allow a voter to rank | ||
each candidate through a numerical designation from the candidate | ||
the voter favors most to the candidate the voter favors least. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |