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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compliance requirements for candidates for judicial |
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office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.001(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who has filed an application for a place on the |
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ballot as provided by the Election Code for a judicial office listed |
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in Subsection (b) is subject to Canon 5 [7], Code of Judicial |
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Conduct, and is subject to sanctions as provided by this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 34.003, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.003. ATTORNEY. A candidate who is an attorney and |
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who violates Canon 5 [7], Code of Judicial Conduct, or any other |
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relevant provision of that code is subject to sanctions by the state |
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bar. |
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SECTION 3. Section 34.004, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.004. OTHER CANDIDATE. A candidate other than a |
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judge under Section 34.002 or an attorney under Section 34.003 who |
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violates Canon 5 [7], Code of Judicial Conduct, or any other |
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relevant provision of that code is subject to review by the attorney |
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general or the local district attorney for appropriate disciplinary |
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action. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |