S.B. No. 310 introduces a new provision to the Texas Election Code regarding the determination of a majority vote in elections for public or political party offices. The bill defines a "preferential voting system" as one that allows voters to rank candidates from most to least favored. It stipulates that in elections requiring a majority vote, a candidate must receive more than half of the votes as originally cast, and emphasizes that a majority cannot be determined through the reassignment of votes in a preferential voting system.

Additionally, the bill amends Section 2.022(b) of the Election Code to clarify that the newly added Section 2.0215, along with Sections 2.023, 2.025, and 2.028, will take precedence over any conflicting laws outside this subchapter. The provisions of this act are set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Election Code 2.022 (Election Code 2)
Senate Committee Report: Election Code 2.022 (Election Code 2)
Engrossed: Election Code 2.022 (Election Code 2)
House Committee Report: Election Code 2.022 (Election Code 2)