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| 1 | 1 | 87S10778 JON-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hull H.B. No. 260 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the appeal of an election contest. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 232.014, Election Code, | |
| 10 | 10 | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 232.014. APPEAL OF ELECTION CONTEST [ACCELERATED | |
| 12 | 12 | APPEAL IN PRIMARY CONTEST]. | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 2. Sections 232.014(a) and (d), Election Code, are | |
| 14 | 14 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (a) This section applies [only] to the contest of a general, | |
| 16 | 16 | special, or primary election. | |
| 17 | 17 | (d) As soon as practicable after an appeal in a contest is | |
| 18 | 18 | perfected, the district judge shall set the deadline for filing the | |
| 19 | 19 | trial court record in the appellate court. The judge shall [may] | |
| 20 | 20 | make any other orders to expedite an appeal that are reasonable and | |
| 21 | 21 | appropriate, including reducing the time normally allowed for | |
| 22 | 22 | filing appellate briefs, subject to review by the appellate court | |
| 23 | 23 | on motion of a party. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 3. Sections 232.014(f) and 232.015, Election Code, | |
| 25 | 25 | are repealed. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | |
| 27 | 27 | last day of the legislative session. |