Bill Text: TX HB76 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the election of certain unopposed candidates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-08 - Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies [HB76 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB76-Introduced.html
By: Israel | H.B. No. 76 |
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relating to the election of certain unopposed candidates. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2.053(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) On receipt of the certification, the governing body of | ||
the political subdivision by order or ordinance shall [ |
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each unopposed candidate elected to the office. If no election is | ||
to be held on election day by the political subdivision, a copy of | ||
the order or ordinance shall be posted on election day at each | ||
polling place used or that would have been used in the election. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2.056(c), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) A certifying authority shall [ |
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elected to an office of the state or county government if, were the | ||
election held, only the votes cast for that candidate in the | ||
election for that office may be counted. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 52.092(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Section 2.053(c) or 2.056(e), for | ||
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election for state and county officers are to appear on the ballot, | ||
the offices shall be listed in the following order: | ||
(1) offices of the federal government; | ||
(2) offices of the state government: | ||
(A) statewide offices; | ||
(B) district offices; | ||
(3) offices of the county government: | ||
(A) county offices; | ||
(B) precinct offices. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | ||
last day of the legislative session. |