Bill Text: TX HB3530 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to action by the state chair of a political party in the conduct of a primary election.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-31 - Referred to Elections [HB3530 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3530-Introduced.html
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By: Vo | H.B. No. 3530 |
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relating to action by the state chair of a political party in the | ||
conduct of a primary election. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 172, Election Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 172.129 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 172.129. ACTION BY STATE CHAIR TO MEET DEADLINES FOR | ||
CONDUCT OF PRIMARY. (a) Notwithstanding a conflicting provision | ||
of this code, the state chair, or the state chair's designee, may | ||
perform any administrative duty of the county chair or county | ||
executive committee related to the conduct of a primary election | ||
that has not been performed in the time required by law, including | ||
the submission of candidate information under Section 172.029, | ||
drawing for ballot order under Sections 172.082 and 172.084, and | ||
canvassing returns under Section 172.116. | ||
(b) The state chair must notify the county chair or county | ||
executive committee in writing or electronically that a duty has | ||
been performed under the authority of this section. | ||
(c) If a county chair has a reasonable impediment or lacks | ||
appropriate technology to perform any administrative duty of the | ||
county chair related to the conduct of a primary election within the | ||
time required by law, the county chair may request the state chair, | ||
or the state chair's designee, perform the duty instead of the | ||
county chair. | ||
(d) The state chair may act in the role of the county chair | ||
for the purposes of Subchapter D, Chapter 173, with the approval of | ||
the secretary of state. | ||
(e) 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 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, 2017. |