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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the time period for the withdrawal of a candidate for a |
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general primary election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 172.052(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A candidate for nomination may not withdraw from the |
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general primary election after the third [first] day after the date |
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of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 172.054(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The deadline for filing an application for a place on |
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the general primary election ballot is extended as provided by this |
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section if a candidate who has made an application that complies |
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with the applicable requirements: |
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(1) dies on or after the fifth day before the date of |
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the regular filing deadline and on or before the first day after the |
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date of the regular filing deadline; |
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(2) holds the office for which the application was |
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made and: |
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(A) withdraws on or before the third day after |
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the date of the regular filing deadline; or |
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(B) is declared ineligible on the date of the |
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regular filing deadline or the first day after the date of the |
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regular filing deadline; or |
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(3) withdraws or is declared ineligible during the |
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period prescribed by Subdivision (2)(A) or (B), as applicable |
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[(2)], and at the time of the withdrawal or declaration of |
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ineligibility no other candidate has made an application that |
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complies with the applicable requirements for the office sought by |
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the withdrawn or ineligible candidate. |
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SECTION 3. Section 172.057, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 172.057. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE |
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CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM GENERAL PRIMARY BALLOT. A |
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candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election |
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ballot if the candidate [withdraws,] dies[,] or is declared |
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ineligible on or before the first day after the date of the regular |
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filing deadline or withdraws on or before the third day after the |
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date of the regular filing deadline. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |