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House Bill 4555 |
House Author: Guillen et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 4555 amends the Election Code and Penal Code to require an application for a place on the ballot to include an indication that the candidate has either not been finally convicted of a felony, or if so convicted has been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. The bill makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a person who knowingly and falsely indicates otherwise and requires a convicted felon to include in the application proof that the person has been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities of the person's conviction.