S.B. No. 2258
AN ACT
relating to authorizing certain 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
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(c) A home-rule city may implement a [the] change authorized
by this section [Subsection (a)] or provide for the election of all
members of the governing body at the same election through the
adoption of a resolution. The change contained in the resolution
supersedes a city charter provision that requires a different
general election date or that requires the terms of members of the
governing body to be staggered.
(f) The governing body of a city with a population of 9,000
or less, located predominantly in a county that has a total area of
less than 4,800 square miles, that has adopted a council-manager
form of government and that holds its general election for officers
on a date other than the November uniform election date may, not
later than December 31, 2024, change the date on which it holds its
general election for officers to the November uniform election
date. Subsections (b), (c), and (d) apply to the change of an
election date under this subsection. This subsection expires
January 1, 2025.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2258 passed the Senate on
April 27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2258 passed the House on
May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 11,
two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor