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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public |
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office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter (B), Section 141.0031, Election Code, |
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is amended by adding Subsections (N) and (O) to read as follows: |
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(4) include: |
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(A) the candidate's name; |
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(B) the candidate's occupation; |
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(C) the office sought, including any place number or |
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other distinguishing number; |
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(D) an indication of whether the office sought is to be |
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filled for a full or unexpired term if the office sought and another |
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office to be voted on have the same title but do not have place |
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numbers or other distinguishing numbers; |
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(E) a statement that the candidate is a United States |
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citizen; |
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(F) a statement that the candidate has not been |
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determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate |
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jurisdiction to be: |
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(i) totally mentally incapacitated; or |
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(ii) partially mentally incapacitated without the |
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right to vote; |
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(G) an indication that the candidate has either not |
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been finally convicted of a felony or if so convicted has been |
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pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities; |
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(H) the candidate's date of birth; |
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(I) the candidate's residence address or, if the |
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residence has no address, the address at which the candidate |
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receives mail and a concise description of the location of the |
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candidate's residence; |
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(J) the candidate's length of continuous residence in |
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the state and in the territory from which the office sought is |
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elected as of the date the candidate swears to the application; |
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(K) the statement: "I, __________, of __________ |
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County, Texas, being a candidate for the office of __________, |
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swear that I will support and defend the constitution and laws of |
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the United States and of the State of Texas"; |
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(L) a statement that the candidate is aware of the |
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nepotism law, Chapter 573, Government Code; and |
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(M) a public mailing address at which the candidate |
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receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign, if |
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available, and an electronic mail address at which the candidate |
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receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign, if |
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available. |
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(N) whether the candidate has any citizenship of any |
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nation except the United States or a federally recognized Indian |
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tribe. The question must also require the candidate to list their |
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other nation or nations of citizenship, as applicable. |
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(O) The information required in subsection (4)(N) must |
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be posted online in a publicly available place by the secretary of |
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state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a candidate in an |
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election held on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |