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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements to hold a political party |
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office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 161.005, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as an |
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officer [a county or precinct chair] of a political party, a person |
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must: |
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(1) [be a qualified voter of the county; and |
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[(2)] except as provided by Subsection (c), not be a |
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candidate for nomination or election to, or be the holder of, an |
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elective office of the federal, state, or county government; and |
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(2) if the office is a county or precinct chair of a |
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political party, be a qualified voter of the county. |
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(a-1) For purposes of this section, the following are |
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officers of a political party: precinct chair, county chair, and a |
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member, vice chair, and chair of a state executive committee of a |
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political party. |
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(c) A candidate for nomination or election to, or the holder |
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of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government |
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is eligible to serve as an officer [a county or precinct chair] of a |
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political party to which Chapter 181 applies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a candidate for |
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nomination or election to an office the term of which begins on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |