By: Faircloth (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3157
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 18, 2015;
May 18, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice of cancellation of elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.081, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A county election officer, as defined by Section 31.091,
may use a single combined notice of cancellation under Subsection
(b) for all authorities:
(1) for which the officer provides election services
under contract; and
(2) that declare an election moot under Subsection
(a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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