| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 825 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the deadline for submitting certain recount petitions. |
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| 6 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 7 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 212.028, Election Code, is amended by |
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| 8 | 8 | | amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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| 9 | 9 | | follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a petition for an |
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| 11 | 11 | | initial recount must be submitted by 5 p.m. of the third business |
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| 12 | 12 | | [second] day after the date the canvassing authority to whose |
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| 13 | 13 | | presiding officer the petition must be submitted completes its |
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| 14 | 14 | | canvass of the original election returns. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (c) If the deadline for submitting a petition for an initial |
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| 16 | 16 | | recount falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the |
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| 17 | 17 | | deadline is extended to 10 a.m. of the next regular business day. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Section 212.083, Election Code, is amended to |
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| 19 | 19 | | read as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | Sec. 212.083. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PETITION. The |
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| 21 | 21 | | deadline for submitting a recount petition under this subchapter is |
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| 22 | 22 | | 2 p.m. of the second [first] day after the date of the local |
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| 23 | 23 | | canvass. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 25 | 25 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 27 | 27 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 825 passed the Senate on |
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| 28 | 28 | | March 27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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| 29 | 29 | | ______________________________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 31 | 31 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 825 passed the House on |
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| 32 | 32 | | May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 2, |
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| 33 | 33 | | two present not voting. |
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| 34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 36 | 36 | | Approved: |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Date |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Governor |
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