HB 677

relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 31.035(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  A county elections administrator may not be a candidate
for a public office or an office of a political party, hold a public
office, [or] hold an office of or position in a political party, or
hold another office or position appointed by an elected official.
At the time an administrator becomes a candidate or accepts an
office or position in violation of this subsection, the
administrator vacates the position of administrator.
SECTION 2.  Section 31.035(a), Election Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to the appointment of a county elections
administrator that occurs on or after the effective date of this
Act.  A person who is serving as county elections administrator
immediately 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, 2025.