By: Schofield H.B. No. 4402
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the date of the general election for state and county
officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41.002, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 41.002. GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY
OFFICERS. The general election for state and county officers shall
be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in
odd-numbered [even-numbered] years.
SECTION 2. Section 41.007, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 41.007. PRIMARY ELECTIONS. (a) The general primary
election date is the first Tuesday in September [March] in each
odd-numbered [even-numbered] year.
(b) The runoff primary election date is the fourth Tuesday
in September [fourth Tuesday in May] following the general primary
election.
(c) The presidential primary election date is the first
Tuesday in March in each presidential election year.
(d) No other election may be held on the date of a primary
election.
SECTION 3. Section 172.023(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) An application for a place on the general primary
election ballot must be filed not later than 6 p.m. on the second
Monday in December of an even-numbered [odd-numbered] year unless
the filing deadline is extended under Subchapter C.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.