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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the |
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basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of |
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a filing fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 145.003(b) and (f), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A candidate in the general election for state and county |
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officers may be declared ineligible before the 30th day preceding |
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election day by: |
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(1) the party officer responsible for certifying the |
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candidate's name for placement on the general election ballot, in |
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the case of a candidate who is a political party's nominee; [or] |
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(2) the authority with whom the candidate's |
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application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed, in |
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the case of an independent candidate; or |
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(3) the secretary of state, if the candidate is |
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ineligible under Subsection (f)(3). |
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(f) A candidate may be declared ineligible only if: |
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(1) the information on the candidate's application for |
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a place on the ballot indicates that the candidate is ineligible for |
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the office; [or] |
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(2) facts indicating that the candidate is ineligible |
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are conclusively established by another public record; or |
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(3) the candidate fails to pay the filing fee or submit |
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a petition in lieu of a filing fee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |