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| 1 | 1 | 88R10950 PRL-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Morales Shaw H.B. No. 5069 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to requirements for a trial in the contest of an election | |
| 8 | 8 | for an office. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Election Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 232.0035 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 232.0035. COUNTY CLERK AS NECESSARY PARTY IN CERTAIN | |
| 13 | 13 | CONTESTS. (a) In any contested election in which a contestant | |
| 14 | 14 | alleges that an election official engaged in conduct described by | |
| 15 | 15 | Section 221.003(a)(2), the county clerk is a necessary party to the | |
| 16 | 16 | proceedings. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) A county clerk may not recover fees or costs incurred as | |
| 18 | 18 | a party to an election contest as required under Subsection (a). | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |