Texas § EL.174.022 - TIME AND PLACE OF CONVENTION
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§ EL.174.022. TIME AND PLACE OF CONVENTION
TIME AND PLACE OF CONVENTION. (a) The precinct conventions may be held at a time and place as determined by rules adopted by the state executive committee of a political party. (b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054, Sec. 33, eff. June 14, 2013. (c) If conventions are held on general primary election day, the hour set for convening the conventions may not be earlier than 7 p.m. or later than 9 p.m., but a convention may not convene until the last voter has voted at the precinct polling place. If conventions are held on a day other than general primary election day, the county executive committee shall set the hour for convening or a time frame in which the conventions must convene. (d) The place selected for a convention must meet the same requirements for access by the elderly and persons with physical disabilities as a polling place under Section 43.034 (a). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 622, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 176, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 5.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 2067 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817 ), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102 ), Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102 ), Sec. 33, eff. June 14, 2013.
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