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78R2106 ATP-D

By:  Geren                                                        H.B. No. 1274



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the procedure for collecting signatures on a petition 
filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on 
the ballot.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 141.064, Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows:   
	Sec. 141.064.  METHOD OF ACQUIRING SIGNATURE.  A person 
circulating a petition must:
		(1)  [before permitting a person to sign, point out and 
read to the person each statement pertaining to the signer that 
appears on the petition;
		[(2)]  witness each signature;                               
		(2) [(3)]  ascertain that each date of signing is 
correct; and
		(3) [(4)]  before the petition is filed, verify each 
signer's registration status and ascertain that each registration 
number entered on the petition is correct.
	SECTION 2.  Section 141.065(a), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(a)  Each part of a petition must include an affidavit of the 
person who circulated it stating that the person:
		(1)  [pointed out and read to each signer, before the 
petition was signed, each statement pertaining to the signer that 
appears on the petition;
		[(2)]  witnessed each signature;                             
		(2) [(3)]  verified each signer's registration status;  
and
		(3) [(4)]  believes each signature to be genuine and 
the corresponding information to be correct.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to a petition filed on or after that date.