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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to placing the name of a deceased or ineligible candidate |
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for public office 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 145.039, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 145.039. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO |
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APPEAR ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. (a) If a candidate dies or is |
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declared ineligible after the 74th day before election day, the |
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candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot. |
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(b) The secretary of state by rule may establish a procedure |
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for issuing a certified notice to voters, to be included in the |
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balloting materials for early voting by mail and given to each voter |
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at each polling place during the early voting period and on election |
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day, that a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot has died |
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or been declared ineligible. |
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SECTION 2. Section 145.065, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 145.065. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO |
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APPEAR ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. (a) If a candidate dies or is |
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declared ineligible after the 74th day before election day, the |
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candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot. |
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(b) The secretary of state by rule may establish a procedure |
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for issuing a certified notice to voters, to be included in the |
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balloting materials for early voting by mail and given to each voter |
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at each polling place during the early voting period and on election |
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day, that a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot has died |
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or been declared ineligible. |
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SECTION 3. Section 145.096, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The secretary of state by rule may establish a procedure |
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for issuing a certified notice to voters, to be included in the |
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balloting materials for early voting by mail and given to each voter |
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at each polling place during the early voting period and on election |
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day, that a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot has died |
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or been declared ineligible. |
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SECTION 4. Section 172.058, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The secretary of state by rule may establish a procedure |
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for issuing a certified notice to voters, to be included in the |
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balloting materials for early voting by mail and given to each voter |
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at each polling place during the early voting period and on election |
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day, that a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot has died |
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or been declared ineligible. |
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SECTION 5. Section 172.060, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The secretary of state by rule may establish a procedure |
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for issuing a certified notice to voters, to be included in the |
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balloting materials for early voting by mail and given to each voter |
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at each polling place during the early voting period and on election |
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day, that a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot has died |
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or been declared ineligible. |
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SECTION 6. Section 232.045, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The secretary of state by rule may establish a procedure |
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for issuing a certified notice to voters, to be included in the |
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balloting materials for early voting by mail and given to each voter |
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at each polling place during the early voting period and on election |
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day, that a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot has died |
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or been declared ineligible. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |