TITLE: Relating to disclosure under the public information law of information related to elections.

SUMMARY: Relating to disclosure under the public information law of information related to elections.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to disclosure under the public information law of information related to elections. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 552.103, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The exception to disclosure provided by this section does not apply to information requested under this chapter if: (1) the information relates to a general, primary, or special election, as those terms are defined by Section 1.005, Election Code; (2) the information is in the possession of a governmental body that administers elections described by Subdivision (1); and (3) the governmental body described by Subdivision (2) is not a governmental body described by Section 552.003(1)(A)(i). SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a request for information that is received by a governmental body on or after the effective date of this Act. 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.