TITLE: Relating to the residency requirement for certain elective offices of certain political subdivisions.

SUMMARY: Relating to the residency requirement for certain elective offices of certain political subdivisions.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the residency requirement for certain elective offices of certain political subdivisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 141.005 to read as follows: Sec. 141.005. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section applies only to a political subdivision that: (1) is located in a county with territory greater than 4,600 square miles; and (2) is either: (A) an independent school district servicing fewer than 1,500 students; or (B) a municipality with a population of less than 6,000. (b) Notwithstanding Section 141.001, a municipal charter provision, or any other law, a candidate for the governing body of an independent school district or a municipality is eligible for any position of the governing body if the candidate resides anywhere in the territory from which any member of the governing body is elected. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.