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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information relating to certain |
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election officials appointed by the commissioners court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.012, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.012. PROVISION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO ELECTION |
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OFFICIALS [JUDGES] APPOINTED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) After |
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the commissioners court appoints a presiding election judge and an |
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alternate presiding judge, the county clerk shall provide to the |
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county chair of each political party a list of the individuals |
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appointed by the commissioners court to serve as presiding election |
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judge and alternate presiding judge. |
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(b) On the written request of a county chair of a political |
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party holding a primary election in the county, the county clerk |
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shall provide to the county chair a list of: |
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(1) election officers appointed under Section 85.009; |
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(2) judges appointed under Section 32.002; and |
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(3) for each individual listed under Subdivision (1) |
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or (2): |
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(A) the political party that submitted the list |
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from which the individual was appointed; and |
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(B) the polling location to which the individual |
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is assigned. |
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(c) The county clerk shall provide a list provided to a |
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county chair under Subsection (b): |
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(1) not later than the fifth business day after the |
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date the county chair makes the request; or |
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(2) if the request is made after the 14th day before |
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the election, not later than the third business day after the date |
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the county chair makes the request. |
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(d) A [The appointment] list under this section must be |
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provided in writing. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |