Amend HB 2509 on third reading as follows: (1) In Section 87.027(f), Election Code, as amended, in the last sentence, between "filled" and "by appointment", insert "to ensure the political party balance on the committee". (2) In Section 87.027(k), Election Code, as amended, after the period and immediately before "A determination under this subsection", insert "If the committee chair determines that the ballots are so numerous that the full committee cannot review each carrier envelope certificate and ballot application independently, the chair may designate subcommittees of the committee members to compare signatures under this subsection. In an election in which party alignment is indicated on the ballot, the subcommittees must be balanced as equally as possible by members of each political party required to nominate candidates by primary election.".