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Amend HB 2451 to read as follows:
1) On page one, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following
appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 571.001, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 571.001. PURPOSE. It is the policy of the legislature to
protect the constitutional privilege of free suffrage by regulating
elections and prohibiting undue influence while also protecting the
constitutional right of the governed to apply to their government
for the redress of grievances. This chapter is intended to achieve
those purposes and shall be construed to achieve the following
objectives:
(1) to control and reduce the cost of elections;
(2) to eliminate opportunities for undue influence over
elections and governmental actions;
(3) to disclose fully information related to
expenditures and contributions for elections and for petitioning
the government;
(4) to enhance the potential for individual
participation in electoral and governmental processes; and
(5) to ensure the public's confidence and trust in its
government; and
(6) to disclose fully information related to political
consultants who are compensated to influence elections as well as
governmental actions.
2) On page one, line 8, strike the word "may" and substitute
the word "shall"