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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information about certain candidates required to be |
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filed with the secretary of state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 172.029(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For each general primary election, the state chair and |
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each county chair shall prepare a list containing: |
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(1) the name of each candidate who files an |
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application for a place on the ballot with the chair, as the name is |
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to appear on the ballot; |
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(2) [, and containing] the candidate's address as |
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shown on the application; and |
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(3) the date on which the candidate filed the |
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application. |
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SECTION 2. Section 181.032(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date of the filing |
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deadline prescribed by Section 181.033, the authority with whom an |
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application is filed shall deliver to the secretary of state a list |
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containing: |
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(1) each candidate's name; |
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(2) each candidate's [and] residence address; |
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(3) [and] the office sought by the candidate; and |
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(4) the date on which the candidate filed the |
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application. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |