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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to polling places for runoff elections in certain small |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.001, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.001. ONE POLLING PLACE IN EACH PRECINCT; EXCEPTION. |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each [Each] election |
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precinct established for an election shall be served by a single |
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polling place located within the boundary of the precinct. |
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(b) A county with a population of less than 11,000 and an |
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area of less than 600 square miles may be served by a single polling |
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place in a runoff election. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |