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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement on the ballot of the opportunity to cast a |
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straight-party vote. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.071(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) On a ballot on which a party column appears, each |
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political party's name should also be listed at the bottom of each |
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party column following all offices on the ballot and a square larger |
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than the square prescribed by Section 52.070(a) shall be printed to |
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the left of each political party's name appearing at the bottom of |
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the party column. |
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SECTION 2. Section 124.001, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 124.001. STRAIGHT-PARTY ARRANGEMENT. In an election |
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in which voters are entitled to cast straight-party votes, the |
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voting system ballot shall be arranged to permit the voters to do |
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so. The opportunity to cast a straight-party vote must be arranged |
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to follow all offices on the ballot in that election. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |