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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to clarifying the law regarding municipal voting rights |
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and eligibility for municipal office of residents of areas subject |
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to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership |
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agreements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.0751, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (q) and adding Subsection (q-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(q) The qualified voters of an area in a district annexed |
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for limited purposes under a strategic partnership agreement are |
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entitled to vote in municipal elections as provided by Section |
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43.130(a) in the same manner as qualified voters of any other area |
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annexed for limited purposes, and that subsection applies to a |
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limited-purpose annexation under a strategic partnership |
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agreement. Residents of an area in a district annexed for limited |
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purposes under a strategic partnership agreement are not eligible |
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to be a candidate for or to be elected to a municipal office as |
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provided by Section 43.130(b). |
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(q-1) Except as provided by Subsection (q) [for Sections |
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43.130(a) and (b)], Subchapter F does not apply to a |
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limited-purpose annexation under a strategic partnership |
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agreement. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act is intended |
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only to clarify existing law with respect to the municipal voting |
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rights and eligibility for office of residents in areas subject to |
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limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements. |
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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, 2021. |