85R18577 SRS-F
By: Swanson H.B. No. 1707
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1707:
By: Anderson of Dallas C.S.H.B. No. 1707
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to political party signs for a primary election.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 172.127, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b) The presiding judge or alternate presiding judge for the
precinct may post signs at [A sign used to indicate the location of]
a polling place for a primary election or a primary runoff election
that [must either]:
(1) identify [not contain] the names [name] of, or
symbols [symbol] representing, any political parties [party that
is] holding an election at the polling place; and [or]
(2) do not refer to a candidate or measure on the
ballot [contain each name of, or each symbol representing, a
political party that is holding an election at the polling place].
(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to provide that
signs posted as authorized by Subsection (b) in the same county have
a similar size and format.
SECTION 2. Section 172.127(a), Election Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.