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AN ACT
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relating to candidates nominated by convention. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 141, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 141.041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.041. FILING FEE OR PETITION TO APPEAR ON BALLOT FOR |
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GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS. (a) In addition |
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to any other requirements, to be eligible to be placed on the ballot |
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for the general election for state and county officers, a candidate |
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who is nominated by convention under Chapter 181 or 182 must: |
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(1) pay a filing fee to the secretary of state for a |
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statewide or district office or the county judge for a county or |
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precinct office; or |
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(2) submit to the secretary of state for a statewide or |
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district office or the county judge for a county or precinct office |
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a petition in lieu of a filing fee that satisfies the requirements |
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prescribed by Subsection (e) and Section 141.062. |
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(b) The amount of the filing fee is the amount prescribed by |
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Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office |
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in a general primary election. |
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(c) A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be |
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deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue |
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fund. |
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(d) A filing fee received by the county judge shall be |
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deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general |
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fund. |
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(e) The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the |
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petition authorized by Subsection (a) is the number prescribed by |
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Section 172.025 to appear on a petition of a candidate for |
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nomination for the same office in a general primary election. |
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(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 181.005, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A political party is entitled to have the names of its |
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nominees placed on the general election ballot, without qualifying |
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under Subsection (a) or (b), if the party had a nominee for a |
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statewide office who received a number of votes equal to at least |
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two percent of the total number of votes received by all candidates |
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for that office at least once in the five previous general |
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elections. |
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SECTION 3. 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. 2504 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 77, Nays 57, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2504 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |