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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to ballot certification of a political party presidential |
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candidate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.031, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 192.031. PARTY CANDIDATE'S ENTITLEMENT TO PLACE ON |
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BALLOT. (a) A political party is entitled to have the names of |
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its nominees for president and vice-president of the United States |
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placed on the ballot in a presidential general election if: |
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(1) the nominees possess the qualifications for those |
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offices prescribed by federal law; |
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(2) [before 5 p.m. of the 70th day before presidential
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election day,] the party's state chair signs [and delivers to the
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secretary of state] a written certification of: |
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(A) the names of the party's nominees for |
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president and vice-president; and |
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(B) the names and residence addresses of |
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presidential elector candidates nominated by the party, in a number |
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equal to the number of presidential electors that federal law |
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allocates to this state; [and] |
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(3) the party's state chair delivers the written |
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certification to the secretary of state before the later of: |
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(A) 5 p.m. of the 70th day before presidential |
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election day; or |
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(B) 5 p.m. of the first business day after the |
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date of final adjournment of the party's national presidential |
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nominating convention; and |
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(4) the party is: |
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(A) required or authorized by Subchapter A of |
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Chapter 172 to make its nominations by primary election; or |
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(B) entitled to have the names of its nominees |
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placed on the general election ballot under Chapter 181. |
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(b) If the state chair's certification of the party's |
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nominees is delivered by mail, it is considered to be delivered at |
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the time of its receipt by the secretary of state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 192.033(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The [Not later than the 62nd day before presidential
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election day, the] secretary of state shall deliver the |
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certification to the authority responsible for having the official |
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ballot prepared in each county before the later of the 62nd day |
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before presidential election day or the second business day after |
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the date of final adjournment of the party's national presidential |
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nominating convention. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |