HBA-CMT H.B. 709 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 709
By: Danburg
Elections
3/27/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In the last decade Texas has experienced a rapid population growth,
especially in large urban counties, which has strained the resources of
counties to provide essential voting equipment and personnel to conduct
elections.  House Bill 709 increases the maximum number of registered
voters that an election precinct in a county of 2.8 million or more is
authorized to contain.   

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 709 amends the Election Code to authorize a county with a
population of 2.8 million or more to have a maximum of 5,000 registered
voters in an election precinct for a general election for state and county
officers. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.