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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to file a sworn complaint with the Texas |
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Ethics Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 571.122, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) An individual must be a registered voter of this state |
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to be eligible to file a sworn complaint with the commission. The |
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commission shall presume that an individual filing a sworn |
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complaint is a registered voter of this state if a copy of the |
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individual's voter registration certificate issued under Title 2, |
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Election Code, is attached to the complaint. |
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SECTION 2. Section 571.122(b-1), Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a sworn complaint filed with the Texas |
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Ethics Commission on or after September 1, 2009. A sworn complaint |
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filed with the Texas Ethics Commission before September 1, 2009, is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the complaint is filed. |
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For purposes of this section, a sworn complaint that is resubmitted |
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as provided by Section 571.123, Government Code, is considered to |
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have been filed on the date the complaint was originally filed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |