HB4032 - Relating to the election of junior college district trustees by plurality vote.

  89R15865 AND-D     By: Plesa H.B. No. 4032       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the election of junior college district trustees by   plurality vote.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 130.082, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (g) and (i) to read as follows:          (g)  The board shall designate a number for the position held   by each member of the board, from one upward in consecutive   numerical order in such manner that the lowest numbers shall be   assigned to the members whose terms of office expire in the shortest   length of time, provided that any such position number designations   on existing boards under existing law at the effective date of this   act shall remain in effect. At each election candidates shall be   voted upon and be elected separately for each position on the board,   and the name of each candidate shall be placed on the official   ballot according to the number of the position for which the   candidate [ he or she ] is running. [ A candidate receiving a majority   of the votes cast for all candidates for a position shall be   declared elected. If no candidate receives such a majority, then   the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall run   against each other for the position. The run-off election for all   positions shall be held on a date that complies with law and shall   be ordered, notice thereof given, and held, as provided herein for   regular elections. ] Any resident, qualified elector of the   district may apply for a place  [ have his or her name placed as a   candidate ] on the official ballot for any position to be filled at   each regular election by filing with the secretary of the board a   written application [ therefor ] signed by the applicant, not later   than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before the date of the election. An   application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the   date of the filing deadline. The  [ Such ] application must state the   number of the position for which the applicant  [ he or she ] is a   candidate, or the name of the incumbent member of the board holding   the position for which the applicant  [ he or she ] desires to run.   The location on the ballot of the names of candidates for each   position shall be chosen by lot by the board. A candidate shall be   eligible to run for only one position at each election.          (i)  The election of trustees of a countywide junior or   community college district that contains a city with a population   of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a county with a   population of 2.5 million or more shall be held on the first   Saturday in April of each even-numbered year. [ When a runoff   election is necessary, the board may order the election for a date   to coincide with the date of the runoff election for city officials,   if the city is holding a runoff election; otherwise, the board shall   set the date of the runoff election for not later than three weeks   following the regular election. ]          SECTION 2.  Section 130.088(l), Education Code, is repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.