Bill Text: TX SB578 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to use of countywide polling places for certain elections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB578 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB578-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 578 |
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relating to use of countywide polling places for certain elections. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 43.004, Election Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) If a political subdivision holds an election jointly | ||
with an election described by Section 43.007(a)(1), (2), (3), or | ||
(4) and is required to use countywide polling places under Section | ||
43.007, the governing body of the political subdivision may | ||
designate as the polling places for any required runoff election | ||
only the polling places located in the territory or in and near the | ||
territory of the political subdivision where eligible voters | ||
reside. | ||
SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 43.007, Election Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The secretary of state shall implement a program to | ||
allow each commissioners court participating in the program to | ||
eliminate county election precinct polling places and establish | ||
countywide polling places for: | ||
(1) each general election for state and county | ||
officers; | ||
(2) each election held on the uniform election date in | ||
May; | ||
(3) each election on a proposed constitutional | ||
amendment; [ |
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(4) each primary election and runoff primary election | ||
if: | ||
(A) the county chair or county executive | ||
committee of each political party participating in a joint primary | ||
election under Section 172.126 agrees to the use of countywide | ||
polling places; or | ||
(B) the county chair or county executive | ||
committee of each political party required to nominate candidates | ||
by primary election agrees to use the same countywide polling | ||
places; and | ||
(5) each election of a political subdivision located | ||
in the county that is held jointly with an election described by | ||
Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) [ |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 578 passed the Senate on | ||
March 27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; | ||
May 22, 2013, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and | ||
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 23, 2013, House | ||
granted request of the Senate; May 25, 2013, Senate adopted | ||
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 29, | ||
Nays 1. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 578 passed the House, with | ||
amendments, on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, | ||
Nays 0, two present not voting; May 23, 2013, House granted request | ||
of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
May 25, 2013, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, two present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |