H.B. No. 401
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2009;
April 15, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; April 22, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 22, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to
change the date of their general elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The governing body of a political subdivision, other
than a county, that holds its general election for officers on a
date other than the November uniform election date may, not later
than December 31, 2010, change the date on which it holds its
general election for officers to the November uniform election
date.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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