89R8281 PRL-D
By: Gerdes H.B. No. 2316
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the manner of reporting results in the conduct of
elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 67.017, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The report of precinct results for a general election
shall include each candidate's percentage of the total number of
votes received by all candidates for each office.
SECTION 2. Section 68.004, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) The periodic reports for a primary, runoff primary, or
general election shall include each candidate's percentage of the
total number of votes received by all the candidates for the
nomination or office, as applicable.
SECTION 3. Section 68.005, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) The final report for a primary, runoff primary, or
general election shall include each candidate's percentage of the
total number of votes received by all the candidates for the
nomination or office, as applicable.
SECTION 4. Section 172.113, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The unofficial tabulation of precinct results shall
include each candidate's percentage of the total number of votes
received by all the candidates for the nomination.
SECTION 5. Section 172.124(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) For each primary election and any resulting runoff
election, the county clerk shall prepare a report of the number of
votes, including early voting votes, received in each county
election precinct by each candidate for nomination to a statewide
or district [an] office[, other than a party office,] as provided by
Section 67.017 for the report of precinct results for a general
election.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.