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By: Swanson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 4129 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2019; |
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May 14, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 19, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2019, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the omission from the ballot of a withdrawing |
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candidate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 145.098, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 145.098. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATE BEFORE CERTAIN EVENTS |
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OCCUR [BALLOTS ARE PREPARED]. If a candidate files a withdrawal |
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request after the deadline prescribed by Section 145.092, and the |
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candidate complies with each requirement under Section 145.001 |
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except that the candidate's filing to withdraw is untimely, the |
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authority responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit |
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the candidate from the ballot if [the ballots have not been
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prepared] at the time the candidate files the withdrawal request: |
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(1) the ballots have not been prepared; and |
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(2) if using a voting system to which Chapter 129 |
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applies, public notice of the test of logic and accuracy has not |
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been published. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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