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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and an |
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application for a place on the ballot by a candidate for the board |
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of directors of an appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.005, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: |
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CANDIDATE. An individual must file a campaign treasurer |
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appointment for the individual's own candidacy with: |
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(1) the commission, if the appointment is made for |
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candidacy for: |
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(A) a statewide office; |
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(B) a district office filled by voters of more |
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than one county; |
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(C) a judicial district office filled by voters |
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of only one county; |
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(D) state senator; |
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(E) state representative; or |
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(F) the State Board of Education; |
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(2) the county clerk or, for counties having the |
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position, the county elections administrator, if the appointment is |
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made for candidacy for: |
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(A) a county office; [,] |
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(B) a precinct office; [,] |
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(C) an elected position on the board of directors |
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of an appraisal district to which Section 6.0301, Tax Code, |
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applies; or |
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(D) a district office other than one included in |
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Subdivision (1); |
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(3) except as otherwise provided by this section, the |
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clerk or secretary of the governing body of the political |
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subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no clerk or |
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secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if the |
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appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political |
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subdivision other than a county; |
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(4) the county clerk if: |
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(A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) no boundary of the political subdivision |
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crosses a boundary of the county; or |
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(5) the commission if: |
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(A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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(B) the governing body for the political |
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subdivision has not been formed; and |
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(C) the political subdivision is situated in more |
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than one county. |
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SECTION 2. Section 6.032(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) An application for a place on the ballot must be filed |
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with the county clerk or, for counties having the position, the |
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county elections administrator [judge] of the county in which the |
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appraisal district is established and be accompanied by a filing |
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fee prescribed by Subsection (c) of this section or a petition in |
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lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements prescribed |
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by Section 141.062, Election Code, and Subsection (d) of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 252.005, Election Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a campaign treasurer appointment required |
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to be filed under Chapter 252, Election Code, on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A campaign treasurer appointment |
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required to be filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the appointment was filed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. Section 6.032, Tax Code, as amended by this Act, |
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applies only to an application for a place on the ballot for a |
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position on the board of directors of an appraisal district |
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required to be filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application required to be filed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |