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By: Aycock (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) |
H.B. No. 1135 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2011; |
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May 9, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 13, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 13, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application to run for political office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.032, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) After the filing deadline: |
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(1) a candidate may not amend an application filed |
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under Section 141.031; and |
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(2) the authority with whom the application is filed |
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may not accept an amendment to an application filed under Section |
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141.031. |
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SECTION 2. Section 141.062, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) After the filing deadline: |
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(1) a candidate may not amend a petition in lieu of a |
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filing fee submitted with the candidate's application; and |
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(2) the authority with whom the application is filed |
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may not accept an amendment to a petition in lieu of a filing fee |
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submitted with the candidate's application. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot that is filed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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