TITLE: Relating to the date on which county elections are held.

SUMMARY: Relating to the date on which county elections are held.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the date on which county elections are held. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 41.003 to read as follows: Sec. 41.003. OTHER COUNTY ELECTIONS. (a) An election held by a county shall be held on the November uniform election date. (b) This section does not apply to: (1) an election described by Section 41.001(b); or (2) the general election for state and county officers. SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. An election ordered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.