HBA-TBM H.B. 3229 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3229
By: Craddick
County Affairs
7/17/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 77th Legislature, state law provided that a write-in candidate
for the position of director of the Midland County Hospital District must
file a declaration of candidacy with the secretary of the board of
directors of the district not later than the 30th day before election day.
The deadline may not have provided an adequate length of time for the
voting public to become informed about the candidate.  House Bill 3229
revises the write-in candidacy declaration deadline and provides deadline
revisions for a write-in candidacy declaration if a candidate whose name is
to appear on the ballot dies or is declared ineligible.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3229 amends law to provide that a declaration for write-in
candidacy for director of the Midland County Hospital District must be
filed with the secretary of the board of directors not later than 5 p.m. of
the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is
required to be filed in the election rather than 30th day before the
election day.  However, if a candidate whose name is to appear on the
ballot dies or is declared ineligible after the 43rd rather than 33rd day
before election day, a declaration of write-in candidacy for the office is
authorized to be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 37th rather than 27th
day before election day.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

June 15, 2001.