81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 1970, Chapter 1235 Page: 3 of 18
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S.B. No. 1970
1 the election.
2 SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 2.054, Election Code, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (a) In an election that may be subject to this subchapter, a
5 [A] person commits an offense if by intimidation or by means of
6 coercion the person influences or attempts to influence a person
7 to:
8 (1) not file an application for a place on the ballot
9 or a declaration of write-in candidacy; or
10 (2) withdraw as a candidate [i-a- . i- tCkt anty be
11 ]ubjozt to thic cubhaper.
12 SECTION 4. Chapter 2, Election Code, is amended by adding
13 Subchapter D to read as follows:
14 SUBCHAPTER D. CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS
15 Sec. 2.081. CANCELLATION OF MOOT MEASURE. (a) If an
16 authority that orders an election on a measure determines that the
17 action to be authorized by the voters may not be taken, regardless
18 of the outcome of the election, the authority may declare the
19 measure moot and remove the measure from the ballot.
20 (b) If a measure is declared moot under this section and is
21 removed from the ballot, the authority holding the election shall
22 post notice of the declaration during early voting by personal
23 appearance and on election day, at each polling place that would
24 have been used for the election on the measure.
25 Sec. 2.082. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR CANCELLATION REQUIRED.
26 An authority that orders an election may cancel the election only if
27 the power to cancel the election is specifically provided by3
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 1970, Chapter 1235, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149491/m1/3/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.