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"