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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring candidates for nomination by convention to |
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pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 181.031, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) In addition to the requirements prescribed by Section |
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141.031, the application must be accompanied by a filing fee or a |
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petition in lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements |
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imposed by Section 141.062. |
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(e) The amount of the filing fee imposed under Subsection |
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(d) is the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for |
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nomination for the same office in a general primary election. |
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(f) A filing fee under this section is to be delivered to the |
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appropriate party official under Section 181.032(a) for party use. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |