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AN ACT
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relating to the form of a candidate's name on a ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.031, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A person may use any surname acquired by law or |
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marriage. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2075 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2075 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |