By: West S.B. No. 2125
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the selection of party officers, convention delegates,
convention alternates, and convention officials by political
parties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 163.002, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 163.002. REQUIRED RULES. (a) A political party that
makes nominations in this state shall adopt rules that:
(1) prescribe the parliamentary procedure governing
the conduct of party meetings and conventions from the precinct
level to the state level, including:
(A) quorums;
(B) casting and counting votes;
(C) operation of executive committees;
(D) appointment and duties of convention
committees; and
(E) presentation of matters before a convention;
(2) prescribe the method of selecting the party's
presidential elector candidates;
(3) prescribe the manner of selecting party officers,
convention delegates, convention alternates, and convention
officials;
(4) provide for representative apportionment of party
officers, convention delegates, convention alternates, and
convention officials throughout the state on the basis of
population, party strength, or both, within the appropriate
territorial unit;
(5) provide for periodic publication and publicizing
of party rules; and
(6) prescribe the manner of adopting party rules and
amendments to the rules.
(b) A political party adopting rules under this section
shall review rules adopted under subsection (a)(3) no less than
once every two years at the state convention.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.