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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: |
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(1) a precinct chair; |
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(2) a county chair; and |
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(3) a member, a chair, or a vice chair of a state |
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executive committee of a 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 takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1987 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 103, Nays 42, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. No. |
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1987 on May 30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 18, 13 |
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present, not voting; and that the House adopted H.C.R. No. 119 |
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authorizing certain corrections in H.B. No. 1987 on May 31, 2021, by |
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the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1987 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; and that the Senate adopted H.C.R. No. 119 authorizing certain |
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corrections in H.B. No. 1987 on May 31, 2021, by the following vote: |
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Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |