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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application for a place on a ballot filed by a person |
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convicted of a felony. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.031, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A person who has been convicted of a felony shall |
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include in the application proof that the person is eligible for |
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public office under Section 141.001(a)(4). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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application for a place on the ballot filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application for a place on the |
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ballot filed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
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law in effect on the date the application was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |