H.B. No. 2684
AN ACT
relating to the timely filing of an application for a place on the
ballot for an office of a home-rule city.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 143.005(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A city charter may prescribe requirements in connection
with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for an
office of a home-rule city. This section does not authorize a city
charter requirement in connection with the timely filing of an
application, and any charter requirement related to an
application's timely filing is superseded by Section 143.007 and
other applicable filing provisions prescribed by this code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2684 was passed by the House on April
25, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2684 was passed by the Senate on May
28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor