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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements for public office and to the |
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form of an application for a place on the ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.031, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) In support of the statement required by Subsection |
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(a)(4)(G), a candidate shall provide a certified copy of the |
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candidate's pardon or other documentation evincing removal of |
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disability. |
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SECTION 2. Section 141.039, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.039. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM. In addition to |
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the other statements and spaces for entering information that |
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appear on an officially prescribed form for an application for a |
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place on the ballot, each official form for an application that a |
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candidate is required to file under this code must include: |
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(1) a space for indicating the form in which the |
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candidate's name is to appear on the ballot; |
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(2) a space for the candidate's public mailing |
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address; |
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(3) spaces for the candidate's home and office |
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telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate |
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receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign; |
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[and] |
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(4) a statement informing candidates that the |
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furnishing of the telephone numbers is optional; and |
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(5) a notice adjacent to the statement required by |
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Section 141.031(a)(4)(G), printed in boldfaced type and capital |
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letters, that reads: "RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS IS NOT THE SAME |
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AS REMOVAL OF DISABILITY FOR PURPOSES OF SATISFYING ELIGIBILITY |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.". |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |