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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for a judicial action in which a |
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candidate's eligibility is in issue. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 145, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 145.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 145.006. CHALLENGED CANDIDATE AS NECESSARY PARTY IN |
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JUDICIAL ACTION ON ELIGIBILITY. In any judicial action in which a |
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candidate's eligibility is in issue, the candidate whose |
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eligibility is in issue is a necessary party to the proceedings. |
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SECTION 2. Section 145.006, Election Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a judicial action instituted on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A judicial action instituted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the action was instituted, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |