87S20205 JON-D
By: Hull H.B. No. 41
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appeal of an election contest.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 232.014, Election Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 232.014. APPEAL OF ELECTION CONTEST [ACCELERATED
APPEAL IN PRIMARY CONTEST].
SECTION 2. Sections 232.014(a) and (d), Election Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies [only] to the contest of a general,
special, or primary election.
(d) As soon as practicable after an appeal in a contest is
perfected, the district judge shall set the deadline for filing the
trial court record in the appellate court. The judge shall [may]
make any other orders to expedite an appeal that are reasonable and
appropriate, including reducing the time normally allowed for
filing appellate briefs, subject to review by the appellate court
on motion of a party.
SECTION 3. Sections 232.014(f) and 232.015, Election Code,
are repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.