81R13473 JRH-D
By: Heflin H.B. No. 3675
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain voting equipment in an election that
does not involve a federal office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.013, Election Code, as added by
Chapter 1182 (H.B. 556), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2007, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for an election of a
political subdivision with a population of less than 5,000, other
than an election that is held jointly with another election in which
a federal office appears on the ballot, the political subdivision
is not required to meet the requirements of Section
61.012(a)(1)(C).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.