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• i ~, . ~~.,. MEMO Summary of Bingo Enabling Act November 20, 1981 Page Four 9. Unlike the Liguor Code (which provides that such an election may be held at any time [except the date of the general election in even-numbered years]), the Bingo Act provides that, once a petition is certified as valid, an election shall be ordered to be held on a uniform election date (as set forth in Article 2.Olb[a]), Texas Election Code) not later than 60 days after such certification. If no such feasible uniform election date is available within that period, the governing body must order the election held on the next available uniform election date (§ 7). 10. The proposition on the ballot must read: "Legalizing (or prohibiting) bingo games for charitable purposes as authorized by the Bingo Enabling Act in (name of political subdivision)" (§ 8[a]). 11. If an election to legalize or prohibit carries, the result of such election is effective the 10th day after the official canvass of the returns (§ 9[a]). 12. Unlike the Liquor Code (which requires results of such elections to be forwarded to the Secretary of State and the Alcoholic Beverage Commission), the results of bingo elections to legalize, including maps of the political subdivision affected, must be submitted to the Attorney General and to the Comptroller of Public Accounts (§ 9[d]). 13. The "prevailing status doctrine" governing elections under the Liquor Code generally applies to elections under the Bingo act. This doctrine means that: (i) the status of a municipal election prevails over a contrary status voted by a justice precinct or a county; (ii) the status of a justice precinct prevails over that of a county; (iii) if a municipality annexes territory, such territory assumes the status of the municipality; (iv) if a municipality detaches territory, that territory assumes the status it would have had if • J~