TITLE: Relating to the drawing for ballot order in a primary election.

SUMMARY: Relating to the drawing for ballot order in a primary election.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the drawing for ballot order in a primary election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 172.082, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (b) The county chair or the county chair's designee shall conduct the drawing unless the county executive committee provides by resolution that the drawing be conducted by the primary committee. (f) The state chair shall conduct the drawing if:(1) the county chair [: [(1)] requests that the state chair conduct the drawing; or (2) the county chair or the county chair's designee fails to conduct the drawing by the deadline set in this section. (g) A designee appointed by the county chair to conduct the drawing under this section must be: (1) a member of the county executive committee; or (2) if no member of the county executive committee is available to conduct the drawing, a resident of the county served by the committee who is affiliated with the same political party. SECTION 2. Section 172.130(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding a conflicting provision of this code, the state chair, or the state chair's designee, may perform any administrative duty of the county chair,county chair's designee, or county executive committee related to the conduct of a primary election that has not been performed in the time required by law, including the submission of candidate information under Section 172.029, drawing for ballot order under Section [Sections] 172.082 [and 172.084],and canvassing returns under Section 172.116. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.