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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility and to |
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the prohibition of the candidate's placement 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 145.003, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) A candidate may be declared ineligible only if: |
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(1) the information on the candidate's application for |
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a place on the ballot indicates that the candidate is ineligible for |
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the office; [or] |
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(2) facts indicating that the candidate is ineligible |
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are conclusively established by another public record; or |
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(3) the candidate fails to pay the filing fee or submit |
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a petition in lieu of a filing fee that satisfies the requirements |
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prescribed by Section 141.062. |
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(f-1) The authority responsible for preparing the ballots |
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shall omit a candidate from the ballot if the candidate is declared |
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ineligible under Subsection (f). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |