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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the submission of a candidate's application for a place |
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on the ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.032, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (e) and (f) and adding Subsections (g), (h), |
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and (i) to read as follows: |
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(e) If an application does not comply with the applicable |
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requirements, the authority shall reject the application and |
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immediately deliver to the candidate written notice of the specific |
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defects in the application that were the reason for the rejection. |
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(f) A candidate whose application is rejected under |
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Subsection (e) may file an amended application to correct the |
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defects identified by the authority as the reason for rejection. |
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The amended application must be filed not later than: |
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(1) the regular filing deadline for an application |
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for a place on the ballot in the election; or |
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(2) if the candidate received notice of rejection on |
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or after the day before the last day before the regular filing |
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deadline: |
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(A) except as provided by Paragraph (B), (C), or |
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(D), 5 p.m. of the 57th day before the date of the election; |
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(B) 5 p.m. of the 60th day before the general |
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primary election; |
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(C) 5 p.m. of the 67th day before the election, if |
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the election is held on the date of the general election for state |
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or county officers; or |
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(D) 5 p.m. on a date specified by the secretary of |
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state, if the election is held to fill a vacancy in the legislature |
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or congress. |
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(g) On receipt of an amended application that was timely |
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filed, the authority shall promptly review the amended application |
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as provided by Subsection (a). |
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(h) A candidate's name may not be placed on the ballot if, |
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following a rejection under Subsection (e), the candidate fails to |
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timely submit an amended application that the authority determines |
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complies with the applicable requirements for an application for a |
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place on the ballot. |
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(i) This section does not apply to a determination of a |
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candidate's eligibility. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application submitted for a place on the ballot on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. An application submitted for a |
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place on the ballot before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |