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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a form prescribed by the secretary of state for certain |
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petitions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 277, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 277.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 277.005. PETITION FORM. (a) The secretary of state |
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shall prescribe the form, content, and procedure for a petition. |
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(b) An authority may only accept a petition that follows the |
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official form prescribed under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the secretary of |
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state shall adopt a petition form as required by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a petition submitted on or after January 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |