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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain campaign 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 as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 253.031. CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE WITHOUT |
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CAMPAIGN TREASURER PROHIBITED. (a) |
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Except as provided by |
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subsection (a-1), a candidate may not knowingly accept a campaign |
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contribution or make or authorize a campaign expenditure at a time |
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when a campaign treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in |
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effect. |
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(a-1) A candidate may authorize an expenditure for fees |
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associated with placement on a ballot for public office at a time |
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when a campaign treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in |
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effect. The candidate shall report an expense associated with the |
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ballot placement on the first report required by Chapter 254, |
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Election Code. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |