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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to giving notice of certain information about an election |
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electronically. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4.004, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The notice of a general or special election must state: |
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(1) the nature and date of the election; |
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(2) except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) |
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and (e), the location of each polling place; |
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(3) the hours that the polls will be open; and |
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(4) any other information required by other law. |
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(e) If notice of an election is given by publishing the |
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notice in a newspaper, the notice may provide the address of an |
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Internet website that lists the location of each polling place |
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instead of stating the location of each polling place. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |