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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that candidates for municipal elective |
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office declare a party affiliation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 143, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 143.0011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 143.0011. PARTISAN CANDIDACY REQUIRED. (a) A |
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candidate must declare a party affiliation to run for a city office. |
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(b) A candidate's party affiliation must appear on the |
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ballot next to the candidate's name. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 143.003, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 143.003. PARTISAN NOMINATION [CANDIDACY] FOR |
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HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE AUTHORIZED. |
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SECTION 3. Section 143.004, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 143.004. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) Subject to Section |
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143.005, to be entitled to a place on the ballot, a candidate must |
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make an application for a place on the ballot. |
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(b) An application must state the political party with which |
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the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a |
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party, state that fact. |
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SECTION 4. Section 143.002, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |