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This bill standardizes the election date for bond issuances and tax increases in Texas by requiring that such elections be held only on the November uniform election date. Specifically, the bill adds a new section to the Election Code mandating that any election involving bonds, other debt, or tax increases must be conducted on the November uniform election date, which is a regular, pre-scheduled election day. The bill prevents these types of elections from being held as emergency elections and stipulates that if any other law requires such an election to be held on a different date, the administering authority must reschedule it to the November date. The changes will apply only to elections ordered on or after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025, meaning elections ordered before that date will be governed by the existing law. The purpose of this bill appears to be creating consistency and predictability in the scheduling of important financial elections by consolidating them to a single, standard election date.

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