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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a petition filed in connection with an application for a |
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place on the ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.065, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) A registered voter of the territory from which a |
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candidate seeks to be elected may challenge the candidate's |
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petition or any signatures on the petition. Any challenge must be |
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filed in the appropriate district court before the deadlines |
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established by Section 141.034. |
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(d) A single notarized affidavit by any person who obtained |
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signatures is valid for all signatures gathered by the person if the |
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date of notarization is after the date of the last signature |
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obtained by the person. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 141, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 141.071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.071. CORRECTION OF PETITION. A petition may be |
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corrected and additional signatures presented to the appropriate |
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authority after it has been initially filed but not after the |
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deadline for filing the petition. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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petition circulated on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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petition circulated before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the petition is |
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circulated, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |