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| 1 | 1 | By: Jackson, Lucio S.B. No. 563 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the designation of a candidate as an incumbent on a | |
| 7 | 7 | primary ballot. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 172, Election Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Section 172.0851 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 172.0851. DESIGNATION OF INCUMBENCY FOR CANDIDATES. | |
| 12 | 12 | For each office that appears on the primary election ballot or a | |
| 13 | 13 | runoff primary election ballot, the ballot must indicate a | |
| 14 | 14 | candidate who is an incumbent for that office adjacent to the | |
| 15 | 15 | candidate's name in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |