Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
      (1)  On page 5, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following
new SECTION, and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
      SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 251, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 251.034 to read as follows:
      Sec. 251.034.  FAILURE OF CANDIDATE TO APPOINT CAMPAIGN
TREASURER OR FILE REPORTS; REMOVAL OF NAME FROM BALLOT. (a)  This
section applies only to a candidate for an office described by
Section 252.005(1), other than a candidate for the office of
district attorney.
      (b)  Not later than the 75th day before the date of the
general election for state and county officers, the commission
shall determine whether each person who is a candidate whose name
is to appear on the ballot in that election has:
            (1)  appointed a campaign treasurer in connection with
the candidacy; and
            (2)  filed with the commission each report required
under Subchapter C, Chapter 254, in connection with the candidacy.
      (c)  Not later than the 10th day after the deadline for
filing an application for a place on the ballot in an election to
fill a vacancy in the office  of state senator or state
representative, the commission shall determine whether each person
who is a candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot in that
election has appointed a campaign treasurer in connection with the
candidacy.
      (d)  If the commission determines that a candidate has not
appointed a campaign treasurer or filed each required report, the
commission shall promptly certify that fact to the secretary of
state.
      (e)  On receipt of a certification under Subsection (d), the
secretary of state shall promptly take action necessary to remove
the person's name from the ballot.
      (2)  On page 30, line 12, between "SECTION 29." and "(a)",
insert the following new subsection, and reletter the subsequent
subsections accordingly:
      (a)  Section 251.034, Election Code, as added by this Act,
applies beginning with the general election for state and county
officers to be held on November 5, 2002.