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Chapter 1130
H.B. No. 2628
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the manner of reporting and maintaining certain
3 information relating to candidates and election returns.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Sections 67.007(a), (c), and (d), Election Code,
6 are amended to read as follows:
7 (a) For each election for a statewide, [e- -] district,
8 county, or precinct office, a statewide measure, or president and
9 vice-president of the United States, the county clerk of each
10 county in the territory covered by the election shall prepare
11 county election returns.
12 (c) The county clerk shall certify [e--e] the county returns
13 [to c]e.ify tir accuracy]
14 (d) Not later than 24 hours after completion of the local
15 canvass, the county clerk shall deliver to the secretary of state,
16 in the manner directed by the secretary, the county returns [i-a
17 sealed-envo p]. [Theenvelope shall be LabeLed-- "-tion
18 ]urn-&for (name) C--nty- for(election) .']
19 SECTION 2. Sections 67.008(b) and (c), Election Code, are
20 amended to read as follows:
21 (b) The returns shall be delivered to the secretary of state
22 as provided by Section 67.007. [,exce t hee ope shall be
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