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Senate Bill 44 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 5-23-17 |
House Sponsor: Schofield |
Senate Bill 44 amends the Election Code to establish that the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is filed is only required to review a petition accompanying such an application for facial compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure, unless the petition is challenged. The bill changes the deadline for challenging such an application for compliance and sets out provisions relating to such a challenge. The bill requires candidates for certain judicial offices who choose to pay the appropriate filing fee for an application for a place on the general primary election ballot to also accompany the application with an applicable petition.