88R7348 MLH-D
By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2514
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of information relating to certain
election officials appointed by the commissioners court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.012, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 32.012. PROVISION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO ELECTION
OFFICIALS [JUDGES] APPOINTED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) After
the commissioners court appoints a presiding election judge and an
alternate presiding judge, the county clerk shall provide to the
county chair of each political party a list of the individuals
appointed by the commissioners court to serve as presiding election
judge and alternate presiding judge.
(b) On the written request of a county chair of a political
party holding a primary election in the county, the county clerk
shall provide to the county chair a list of:
(1) election officers appointed under Section 85.009;
(2) judges appointed under Section 32.002; and
(3) for each individual listed under Subdivision (1)
or (2):
(A) the political party that submitted the list
from which the individual was appointed; and
(B) the polling location to which the individual
is assigned.
(c) The county clerk shall provide a list provided to a
county chair under Subsection (b):
(1) not later than the fifth business day after the
date the county chair makes the request; or
(2) if the request is made after the 14th day before
the election, not later than the third business day after the date
the county chair makes the request.
(d) A [The appointment] list under this section must be
provided in writing.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.