Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1149 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2017

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                    85R7266 ADM-F
 By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1149


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to giving notice of certain information about an election
 electronically.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 4.004, Election Code, is amended by
 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
 follows:
 (a)  The notice of a general or special election must state:
 (1)  the nature and date of the election;
 (2)  except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c)
 and (e), the location of each polling place;
 (3)  the hours that the polls will be open; and
 (4)  any other information required by other law.
 (e)  If notice of an election is given by publishing the
 notice in a newspaper, the notice may provide the address of an
 Internet website that lists the location of each polling place
 instead of stating the location of each polling place.
 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, 2017.