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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to modification of an application for a place on the |
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ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.032, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (h) to read as |
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follows: |
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(g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), an application |
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filed under Section 141.031 may not be supplemented, modified, or |
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amended on or after the date it is received by the authority with |
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whom it is required to be filed [After the filing deadline:
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[(1)
a candidate may not amend an application filed
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under Section 141.031; and
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[(2)
the authority with whom the application is filed
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may not accept an amendment to an application filed under Section
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141.031]. |
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(h) A candidate may withdraw the candidate's application |
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filed under Section 141.031 and any submitted petition and refile |
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an amended application before the filing deadline. |
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SECTION 2. Section 141.062, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a petition may not |
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be supplemented, modified, or amended on or after the date it is |
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received by the authority with whom it is required to be filed |
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[After the filing deadline:
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[(1)
a candidate may not amend a petition in lieu of a
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filing fee submitted with the candidate's application; and
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[(2)
the authority with whom the application is filed
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may not accept an amendment to a petition in lieu of a filing fee
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submitted with the candidate's application]. |
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(d) A candidate may withdraw the candidate's petition and |
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application filed under Section 141.031 and refile an amended |
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petition before the filing deadline. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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application for a place on the ballot filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application for a place on the |
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ballot filed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
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law in effect on the date the application was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |