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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain filing fees for candidates in a primary |
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election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 173.062, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 173.062. FEE PAID TO STATE CHAIR FOR DISTRICT OFFICES |
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REMITTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE [ALLOCATED AMONG COUNTY COMMITTEES]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 173.062(a) and (c), Election Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [state chair shall allocate the] filing fee for a |
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district office accompanying an application for a place on the |
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ballot filed with the state chair during the regular filing period |
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shall be remitted to the secretary of state and deposited in the |
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state treasury for the financing of primary election expenses |
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submitted by [among] the county executive committees serving the |
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counties comprising the district from which the fees were |
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collected. |
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(c) The state chair shall deliver to the secretary of state |
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a list of the district offices and the total amount of all filing |
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fees for each district office [each committee's allocation to the
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county chair] not later than the 10th day after the date of the |
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regular filing deadline. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 173.062(b) and (d), Election Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |