79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2309, Chapter 1107 Page: 2 of 26
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H.B. No. 2309
1 ballot in a particular territorial unit.
2 SECTION 1.02. Section 2.052(a), Election Code, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (a) The authority responsible for having the official
5 ballot prepared shall certify in writing that a candidate is
6 unopposed for election to an office if, were the election held, only
7 the votes cast for that candidate in the election for that office
8 may be counted [+
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13 SECTION 1.03. Section 2.055(a), Election Code, is amended
14 to read as follows:
15 (a) The secretary of state may declare an unopposed
16 candidate elected to fill a vacancy in the legislature if:
17 (1) each candidate for an office that [whe --name] is
18 to appear on the ballot is unopposed; and
19 (2) no proposition is to appear on the ballot -4.-4
22 4464] .
23 SECTION 1.04. Section 2.056(c), Election Code, is amended
24 to read as follows:
25 (c) A certifying authority may declare a candidate elected26 to an office of the state or county government if, were the election
27 held, only the votes cast for that candidate in the election for2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2309, Chapter 1107, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156767/m1/2/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.