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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring candidates to pay a filing fee or submit a |
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petition in lieu of a filing fee to appear on the ballot for the |
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general election for state and county officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 141, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 141.041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.041. FILING FEE OR PETITION TO APPEAR ON BALLOT FOR |
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GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS. (a) In addition |
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to any other requirements, to be eligible to be placed on the ballot |
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for the general election for state and county officers, a candidate |
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who is nominated by convention under Chapter 181 or 182 must: |
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(1) pay a filing fee to the secretary of state for a |
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statewide or district office or the county judge for a county or |
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precinct office; or |
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(2) submit to the secretary of state for a statewide or |
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district office or the county judge for a county or precinct office |
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a petition in lieu of a filing fee that satisfies the requirements |
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prescribed by Subsection (e) and Section 141.062. |
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(b) The amount of the filing fee is the amount prescribed by |
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Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office |
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in a general primary election. |
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(c) A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be |
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deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue |
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fund. |
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(d) A filing fee received by the county judge shall be |
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deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general |
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fund. |
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(e) The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the |
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petition authorized by Subsection (a) is the number prescribed by |
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Section 172.025 to appear on a petition of a candidate for |
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nomination for the same office in a general primary election. |
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(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |