Amend SB 910 as follows:

(1)  Add a new Section ____ that amends Section 145.092(a), Election Code, to read as follows:

(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a candidate may not withdraw from an election after 5 p.m. of the fifth [third] day after the deadline for filing the candidate's application for a place on the ballot.

(2)  In Section 14 of the bill, amend Section 145.096(a), Election Code, to read as follows:

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot if the candidate:

(1)  Dies on or after the second day before the deadline for filing the candidate's application for a place on the ballot;

(2)  is declared ineligible after 5 p.m. of the fifth [second] day after the deadline for filing the candidate's application for a place on the ballot [before the beginning of early voting by personal appearance], in an election subject to Section 145.092(a);

(3)  is declared ineligible after 5 p.m. of the 53rd day before election day, in an election subject to 145.092(b); or

(4)  is declared ineligible after 5 p.m. of the 71st day before election day, in an election subject to Section 145.092(f)

(3)  Renumber remaining sections accordingly.