86R14020 TSS-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 1609
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the precedence of election contests in district and
appellate courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 231.009, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 231.009. PRECEDENCE OF ELECTION CONTEST [ON APPEAL].
An election contest has precedence in the district and appellate
courts and shall be disposed of as expeditiously as practicable. A
court must to the extent reasonably possible ensure that the action
is brought to final disposition before the expiration of the term of
the contested office.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an election contest filed on or after the effective date of this
Act. An election contest filed before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the
effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.