TITLE: Relating to the notice required for an election held by certain political subdivisions.

SUMMARY: Relating to the notice required for an election held by certain political subdivisions.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the notice required for an election held by certain political subdivisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 4.003, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) In addition to any other notice given for an election under this section, notice of an election ordered by an authority, other than an authority described by Subsection (c), must be posted on the Internet website of the authority not later than the 62nd day before election day. SECTION 2. Section 4.004(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The notice of a special election or the election of an authority that holds nonpartisan elections must also state each office to be filled or the proposition stating each measure to be voted on. This subsection does not apply to an election on a proposed constitutional amendment. SECTION 3. Section 4.008(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body of a political subdivision, other than a county, that orders an election shall deliver notice of the election, including the location of each polling place, to the county clerk and voter registrar of each county in which the political subdivision is located not later than the 75th [60th] day before election day. The county clerk shall post notice of the election, including the location of each polling place, on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains a website, as provided by Section 4.003(b). SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.