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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the name of political committees for supporting a |
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candidate or assisting an officeholder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.0031, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the name of a |
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specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate or assisting |
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an officeholder may not include the name of the candidate or |
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officeholder the committee supports or assists unless the candidate |
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or officeholder in writing authorizes the committee to include the |
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candidate's or officeholder's name. The authorization must be |
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filed with the committee's campaign treasurer appointment. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2007, each |
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specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate or assisting |
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an officeholder whose name includes the name of the candidate or |
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officeholder shall file with the authority with whom the |
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committee's campaign treasurer appointment is required to be filed: |
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(1) a written authorization from the candidate or |
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officeholder for the use of the candidate's or officeholder's name, |
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as required by Section 252.0031(c), Election Code, as added by this |
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Act; or |
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(2) an amended campaign treasurer appointment |
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indicating a new name for the committee that does not include the |
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candidate's or officeholder's name. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |