Amend HB 2504 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 181.005, Election Code (page 1, lines 52 through 58), strike Subsection (c), and substitute the following:
(c) A political party is entitled to have the names of its nominees placed on the general election ballot, without qualifying under Subsection (a), if the political party submits an application with the secretary of state. Qualification for the general election ballot may not be based on the number of votes received by nominees of the political party. The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement a process for a political party to submit an application as authorized by this subsection.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 181.005(b), Election Code, is repealed.