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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for |
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a party's primary election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 172, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 172.0211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 172.0211. CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) A candidate |
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shall be prohibited from making an application for a place on the |
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general primary election ballot with more than one political party |
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in the same voting year. |
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(b) If a candidate violates this section, any authority |
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receiving an application from the candidate shall reject the |
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application. |
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(c) A candidate whose application is rejected under this |
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section is not entitled to receive a refund of the filing fees for |
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the rejected application. |
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(d) A candidate whose application is rejected under this |
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section is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding |
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general election for state and county officers as: |
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(1) an independent candidate for an office for which a |
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candidate filed for a place on the ballot for the primary; or |
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(2) the nominee of a political party other than the |
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party holding the primary in which the candidate filed an |
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application for a place on the ballot. |
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(e) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures |
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necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |