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| 1 | 1 | 81R6808 ATP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Berman H.B. No. 2099 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the canvass of general and runoff primary elections. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 172.116(b), Election Code, is amended to | |
| 10 | 10 | read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (b) The committee shall convene to conduct the local canvass | |
| 12 | 12 | at the county seat [not earlier than 6 p.m.] on the second Thursday | |
| 13 | 13 | [or later than 1 p.m. on the second Friday] after election day at | |
| 14 | 14 | the hour specified by the county chair. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. Section 172.120, Election Code, is amended by | |
| 16 | 16 | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as | |
| 17 | 17 | follows: | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) The state executive committee shall convene to conduct | |
| 19 | 19 | the state canvass for the general primary election not later than: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) [on] the second Sunday [Wednesday] after general | |
| 21 | 21 | primary election day, for an election in which three or more | |
| 22 | 22 | candidates are seeking election to the same office; or | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) the 22nd day after general primary election day, | |
| 24 | 24 | for an election not described by Subdivision (1). | |
| 25 | 25 | (b-1) Not later than the third [second] Saturday after | |
| 26 | 26 | runoff primary election day, the committee shall convene at the | |
| 27 | 27 | call of the state chair to conduct the state canvass of the runoff | |
| 28 | 28 | primary election. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |