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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing by political committees of reports of |
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political contributions and expenditures in connection with a |
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runoff election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (e), Section 254.124, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) In addition to other required reports, the campaign |
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treasurer of a specific-purpose committee that supports or opposes |
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a candidate in a [an election and an ensuing] runoff election shall |
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file one report for the runoff election. The runoff election |
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report must be received by the authority with whom the report is |
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required to be filed not later than the eighth day before runoff |
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election day. The report covers the period beginning the ninth day |
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before the date of the main election and continuing through the 10th |
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day before runoff election day. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (e), Section 254.154, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) In addition to other required reports, the campaign |
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treasurer of a general-purpose committee involved in a [an election
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and an ensuing] runoff election shall file one report for the runoff |
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election. The runoff election report must be received by the |
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authority with whom the report is required to be filed not earlier |
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than the 10th day or later than the eighth day before runoff |
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election day. The report covers the period beginning the ninth day |
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before the date of the main election and continuing through the 10th |
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day before runoff election day. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (e), Section 254.124, and Subsection |
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(e), Section 254.154, Election Code, as amended by this Act, apply |
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only to a runoff election that follows an election held on or after |
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September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |