TITLE: Relating to the placement on the ballot of the opportunity to cast a straight-party vote.

SUMMARY: Relating to the placement on the ballot of the opportunity to cast a straight-party vote.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the placement on the ballot of the opportunity to cast a straight-party vote. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 52.071(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) On a ballot on which a party column appears, each political party's name should also be listed at the bottom of each party column following all offices on the ballot and a square larger than the square prescribed by Section 52.070(a) shall be printed to the left of each political party's name appearing at the bottom of the party column.SECTION 2. Section 124.001, Election Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 124.001. STRAIGHT-PARTY ARRANGEMENT. In an election in which voters are entitled to cast straight-party votes, the voting system ballot shall be arranged to permit the voters to do so. The opportunity to cast a straight-party vote must be arranged to follow all offices on the ballot in that election. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.