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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certification for placement on the ballot of candidates |
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for president or vice-president of the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.033, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), the |
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secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the |
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general election ballot the names of the candidates for president |
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and vice-president who are entitled to have their names placed on |
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the ballot. |
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(d) The secretary of state may not certify the name of a |
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candidate for president or vice-president unless the candidate has |
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presented: |
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(1) the candidate's original birth certificate |
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indicating the name of the hospital and the physician of record; or |
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(2) for a candidate whose birth was not documented in |
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the manner required by Subdivision (1), a document certifying the |
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candidate's birth in the United States. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |