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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the officially prescribed form for a candidate's |
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application for a place 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 141.039, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.039. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM. In addition to |
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the other statements and spaces for entering information that |
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appear on an officially prescribed form for an application for a |
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place on the ballot, each official form for an application that a |
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candidate is required to file under this code must include: |
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(1) a space for indicating the form in which the |
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candidate's name is to appear on the ballot; |
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(2) a space for the candidate's public mailing |
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address; |
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(3) spaces for the candidate's home and office |
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telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate |
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receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign; and |
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(4) a statement informing candidates that the |
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furnishing of the telephone numbers [or e-mail address] is |
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optional. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |