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By:  Geren (Senate Sponsor - Nelson)                              H.B. No. 2089
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2003; 
May 1, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on State 
Affairs; May 15, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 15, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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.                           



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