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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a candidate for a party office to |
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serve as an election judge. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.053, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.053. INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE FOR [PUBLIC] |
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OFFICE. (a) A person is ineligible to serve as an election judge |
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or clerk in an election if the person is a candidate for a public or |
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party office in an election to be held on the same day. This |
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subsection does not apply to a precinct chair declared elected |
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under Section 171.0221. |
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(b) In this section, "candidate" means a person who has |
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taken affirmative action, as described by the law regulating |
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political funds and campaigns, for the purpose of gaining |
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nomination or election. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |