Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3959 Compare Versions

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22 By: Gonzales of Williamson H.B. No. 3959
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to drawing for ballot order on the general primary
88 election ballot.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 172.082(c), Election Code, is amended to
1111 read as follows:
1212 (c) The drawing shall be conducted [at the county seat] not
1313 later than the 10th day after the date of the regular filing
1414 deadline for the general primary election.
1515 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1616 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1717 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1818 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1919 Act takes effect September 1, 2017.