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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain state law to electoral |
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affairs governed by political party rules. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 163.003, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 163.003. CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW. (a) The rules |
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adopted by a political party must be consistent with state law, |
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subject to Subsection (b). |
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(b) A political party may by rule provide that a provision |
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of this title governing the electoral affairs of the party does not |
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apply to the extent that a party rule on electoral affairs is |
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inconsistent with a provision of this title. |
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SECTION 2. Section 163.007, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 163.007. RULES ENFORCEABLE BY MANDAMUS. A rule on |
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electoral affairs is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same |
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manner as if the rule were a statute, except as otherwise provided |
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by party rule. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |