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C.S.H.B. 2323 |
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By: Israel |
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Elections |
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Committee Report (Substituted) |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that the deadline for an application for a place on the ballot for a special election to fill a vacancy in office held on the date of the general election for state and county officers should be clarified. C.S.H.B. 2323 seeks to make this clarification.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2323 amends the Election Code to specify that the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot for a special election to fill a vacancy in office, when the election is to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, is 6 p.m. of the 75th day before election day. The bill requires a declaration of write-in candidacy for a special election to fill a vacancy in office to be filed not later than the applicable filing deadline for an application for a place on a special election ballot.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2323 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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