TITLE: Relating to posting certain election information on the Internet website of certain political subdivisions.

SUMMARY: Relating to posting certain election information on the Internet website of certain political subdivisions.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to posting certain election information on the Internet website of certain political subdivisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 4.009, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: (c) Not later than the 150th day before election day, a political subdivision other than a county, city, or independent school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet website shall post on the public Internet website for the political subdivision: (1) the date of the election; (2) a call for candidates; (3) each office to appear on the ballot; (4) the filing period; and (5) the date candidate packets are available, including electronically. (d) A political subdivision to which Subsection (c) applies shall post the name of each candidate for an elected office on the ballot on the public Internet website for the political subdivision not later than: (1) for a political subdivision with fewer than 10,000 registered voters, the 10th business day after the date the candidate's application is received; and (2) for a political subdivision with more than 10,000 registered voters, the second business day after the date the application is received. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.