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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that a candidate appoint a campaign |
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treasurer before making certain expenditures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 253.031, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] candidate |
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may not knowingly accept a campaign contribution or make or |
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authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a campaign |
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treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect. |
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(a-1) A candidate may authorize a campaign expenditure made |
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for the payment of a filing fee in connection with the candidate's |
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application for a place on the ballot at a time when a campaign |
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treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect. A |
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candidate must report an expenditure described by this subsection |
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on the first report required to be filed by the candidate under |
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Chapter 254. |
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SECTION 2. Section 253.031(a-1), Election Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to the payment of a filing fee in connection |
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with the candidate's application for a place on the ballot made on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. The payment of a filing fee |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect when the payment was made, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |