87R1223 TSS-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 131
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing cities to change the date on which their
general election for officers is held.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) The governing body of a city may change the date on which
it holds its general election for officers to the November uniform
election date if the change is approved by at least two-thirds of
the governing body. A change made under this section supersedes a
city charter provision that requires a different general election
date.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.