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11 84R18420 ADM-F
22 By: Workman H.B. No. 947
33 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 947:
44 By: Schofield C.S.H.B. No. 947
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77 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
88 AN ACT
99 relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to
1010 change the date of their general elections.
1111 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1212 SECTION 1. Section 41.0052(a), Election Code, is amended to
1313 read as follows:
1414 (a) The governing body of a political subdivision, other
1515 than a county or municipal utility district, that holds its general
1616 election for officers on a date other than the November uniform
1717 election date may, not later than December 31, 2016 [2012], change
1818 the date on which it holds its general election for officers to the
1919 November uniform election date.
2020 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2121 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2222 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2323 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2424 Act takes effect September 1, 2015.