HB 817
AN ACT relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain
Bill Text
relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 2.0215 to read as follows: Sec. 2.0215. DETERMINATION OF MAJORITY VOTE. (a) In this section, "preferential voting system" means a voting system which permits a voter to rank each candidate through a numerical designation from the candidate the voter favors most to the candidate the voter favors least. (b) In an election requiring a majority vote to be elected to a public office, a candidate must receive more than half of the votes as originally cast. A majority may not be determined by using a preferential voting system to reassign votes. SECTION 2. Section 2.022(b), Election Code, is amended to (b) Sections 2.0215, 2.023, 2.025, and 2.028 supersede a law outside this subchapter to the extent of any conflict. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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