81R3069 DRH-D
By: Brown of Kaufman H.B. No. 419
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain voting equipment in a city election
that is not held jointly with an election in which a federal office
appears on the ballot.
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
city 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 city is not required to meet the
requirements of Section 61.012(a)(1)(C).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.