TITLE: Relating to the date of the primary election runoff.

SUMMARY: Relating to the date of the primary election runoff.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the date of the primary election runoff. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 41.007(b), (c), and (d), Election Code, are amended to read as follows: Sec. 41.007. PRIMARY ELECTIONS. (a) The general primary election date is the first Tuesday in March in each even-numbered year. (b) The runoff primary election date is the second [fourth] Tuesday in April [May] following the general primary election. (c) The runoff primary election date for any election for federal office is the fourth Tuesday in May following the general primary election. (d) [(c)] The presidential primary election date is the first Tuesday in March in each presidential election year. (e) [(d)] No other election may be held on the date of a primary election. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.