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AN ACT
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relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of |
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a precinct chair. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 172.021, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: |
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(h) An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate |
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for precinct chair must, in addition to complying with Section |
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141.031, include: |
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(1) an e-mail address at which the candidate receives |
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correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign; |
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(2) a telephone number at which the candidate can be |
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reached; or |
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(3) an e-mail address and a telephone number described |
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by Subdivisions (1) and (2). |
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(i) Notwithstanding Sections 141.035, 172.0221, and |
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172.028, information provided under Subsection (h) is confidential |
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and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter |
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552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 15, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |