By Shapiro                                            S.B. No. 1528
         77R8194 GGS-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the deadline for withdrawal of a candidate from a
 1-3     primary election.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 172.052(a), Election Code, is amended   to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  A candidate for nomination may not withdraw from the
 1-8     general primary election after the ballots are printed for the
 1-9     election [62nd day before general primary election day].
1-10           SECTION 2. Section 172.059(a), Election Code, is amended to
1-11     read as follows:
1-12           (a)  A candidate for nomination may not withdraw from the
1-13     runoff primary election after the ballots are printed for the
1-14     election [5 p.m. of the 10th day after general primary election
1-15     day].
1-16           SECTION 3. The secretary of state by rule shall modify
1-17     related dates, deadlines, and procedures as necessary to implement
1-18     the changes in law made by this Act.
1-19           SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.