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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility to vote in certain primary elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 11.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.0015. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN CERTAIN PRIMARY |
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ELECTIONS. (a) This section only applies to a primary election in |
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this state held by a political party whose candidate for governor |
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has received the greatest number of votes in at least 7 of the 10 |
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most recent gubernatorial elections. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the |
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requirements of Section 11.001, to be eligible to vote in a primary |
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election held by a political party to which this section applies, a |
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person must: |
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(1) have voted in a primary election of the political |
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party within the past two years; |
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(2) have been issued an affiliation certificate by the |
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political party before the first day of the filing period for an |
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application for a place on the general primary election ballot; or |
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(3) be under 21 years of age. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |