H.B. No. 2089




AN ACT
relating to requiring the secretary of state to publicly post a list of candidate names on the Internet. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 31.010 to read as follows: Sec. 31.010. INTERNET SITE FOR POSTING CANDIDATE NAMES. The secretary of state shall make the name, address, and occupation of each candidate who is nominated for statewide or district office in the general election for state and county officers available to the public by posting the name on the secretary of state's website on the Internet as soon as practicable after it becomes available under Section 146.024, 172.122, or 181.068. SECTION 2. Section 68.005, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The secretary of state shall make the final report available to the public by posting the report on the secretary of state's website on the Internet. SECTION 3. Section 172.029, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) The secretary of state shall make the name, address, and occupation of each candidate for statewide or district office available to the public by posting each list received on the secretary of state's website on the Internet as soon as practicable after the date of the regular filing deadline for candidates' applications. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2089 was passed by the House on April 25, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2089 was passed by the Senate on May 27, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor