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| 1 | 1 | 88R5847 MLH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Turner H.B. No. 1827 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the time for ordering a special election to fill a | |
| 8 | 8 | vacancy in the state legislature or in congress. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 3.005, Election Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (e) A special election ordered by the governor to fill a | |
| 13 | 13 | vacancy in the legislature or in congress shall be ordered not later | |
| 14 | 14 | than the seventh day after a vacancy occurs. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. Section 201.051(a), Election Code, is amended to | |
| 16 | 16 | read as follows: | |
| 17 | 17 | (a) If a vacancy in office is to be filled by special | |
| 18 | 18 | election, the election shall be ordered as soon as practicable | |
| 19 | 19 | after the vacancy occurs, subject to Subsection (b) and Section | |
| 20 | 20 | 3.005(e). | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |