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| 1 | 1 | 87R7492 ADM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Noble H.B. No. 2018 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to ballot language requirements for a proposition | |
| 8 | 8 | proposing a constitutional amendment. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 274.001(b), Election Code, is amended to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b) The proposition, whether prescribed by the legislature | |
| 13 | 13 | or the secretary of state, must describe the proposed amendment in | |
| 14 | 14 | plain language and [terms that] clearly express the effect of: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) approving the proposition; | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) failing to approve the proposition; or | |
| 17 | 17 | (3) both approving the proposition and failing to | |
| 18 | 18 | approve the proposition [its scope and character]. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 20 | 20 | to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 21 | 21 | An election ordered before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 22 | 22 | governed by the law in effect when the election is ordered, and the | |
| 23 | 23 | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |